Effect of naloxone on the plasma levels of LH, FSH, prolactin and testosterone in Beetal bucks

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 51-55

  Singh, Baljeet ^a   Dixit, V D ^a   Singh, Pardeep ^a   Georgie, G C ^a   Dixit, V P ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gonadotrophin; Male goat; Naloxone; Prolactin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BLOOD LEVEL; ENDORPHIN; FOLLITROPIN; GOAT; GONADOTROPIN; IMMUNOASSAY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE; PROLACTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034114984     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00129-7     Document Type: Article

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