Ovarian antral follicular dynamics and their associations with peripheral concentrations of gonadotropins and ovarian steroids in anoestrous Finnish Landrace ewes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 273-291

  Bartlewski, Pawel M ^a   Vanderpol, Janine ^a   Beard, Andrew P ^b   Cook, Susan J ^a   Rawlings, Norman C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anoestrus; Finn ewes; Gonadotropins; Ovarian follicular dynamics; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM; SECRETION; SHEEP;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADOTROPINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; RECTUM; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0034654370     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(99)00092-5     Document Type: Article

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