Duration and amplitude of the luteal phase progesterone increment times the estradiol induced luteinizing hormone surge in ewes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1135-1142

  Skinner, D C ^a   Harris, T G ^a   Evans, N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Corpus luteum function; Hormone action; Hypothalamus; LH; Ovulatory cycle; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LAMB; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

EID: 0033806253     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.4.1135     Document Type: Article

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