Estradiol-17β-oxytocin-induced cervical dilation in sheep: Application to transcervical embryo transfer

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2587-2593

  Wulster Radcliffe, Meghan C ^a   Costine, Beth A ^a   Lewis, Gregory S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Estradiol; Oxytocin; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ESTRADIOL; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROTOMY; METHODOLOGY; SHEEP; UTERINE CERVIX;

ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; CERVIX UTERI; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LAPAROTOMY; OXYTOCIN; SHEEP;

EID: 0033209698     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.77102587x     Document Type: Article

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