Biological activity of the seminal plasma of alpacas: Stimulus for the production of LH by pituitary cells

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-210

  Paolicchi, F ^a   Urquieta, B ^b   Del Valle, L ^b   Bustos Obregon E ^b  

^a Fac Agric Sci Natl Univ Mar P   (Argentina)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alpaca; In vitro culture adenohypophysis; LH; Seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SECRETION; SPERM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CELLS, CULTURED; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PITUITARY GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMEN;

EID: 0033534355     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00150-X     Document Type: Article

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