The effect of subluteal levels of exogenous progesterone on follicular dynamics and endocrine patterns during the early luteal phase of the ewe

Theriogenology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1351-1361

  Vinoles C ^a   Meikle, A ^a,b   Forsberg, M ^b   Rubianes, E ^a  

^a Veterinary Faculty   (Uruguay)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dominance; Estradiol; Ewe; Follicular waves; FSH; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEEP; TIME;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; LUTEAL PHASE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033136899     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)00079-5     Document Type: Article

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