Effects of follicle-stimulating hormone with and without luteinizing hormone on serum hormone concentrations, follicle growth, and intrafollicular estradiol and aromatase activity in gonadotropin-releasing hormone-immunized heifers

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 368-374

  Crowe, M A ^a   Kelly, P ^a   Driancourt, M A ^a   Boland, M P ^a   Roche, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Follicle; Follicular development; FSH; LH; Ovary; Pituitary hormones

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN ANTIBODY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 0035167546     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod64.1.368     Document Type: Article

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