Effects of oxytocin on cloprostenol-induced luteolysis, follicular growth, ovulation and corpus luteum function in heifers

Theriogenology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 963-979

  Tallam, S K ^a   Walton, J S ^a   Johnson, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPROSTENOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLOPROSTENOL; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0034161910     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(00)00243-0     Document Type: Article

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