Effects of exogenous FSH on follicular recruitment in a viviparous lizard Niveoscincus metallicus (Scincidae)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 487-493

  Jones, S M ^a   Swain, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atresia; Clutch; Follicle; FSH; Gonadotropin; Ovary; Ovulation; Reptile; Vitelloge nesis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVULATION; PARITY; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; NIVEOSCINCUS METALLICUS; OVIS; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 0034528328     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(00)00279-8     Document Type: Article

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