Endocrine relationships of Meishan and White composite females after weaning and during the luteal phase of the estrous cycle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 176-187

  Wise, T ^a,d   Klindt, J ^a   Howard, H J ^a,b   Conley, A J ^a,c   Ford, J J ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

FSH; Hydrocortisone; LH; Meishan; Ovulation Rate; Pigs

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL 17 BETA CYPIONATE; ESTRADIOL 17 BETA-CYPIONATE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INHIBIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INHIBINS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; OVULATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; WEANING;

EID: 0035219023     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.791176x     Document Type: Article

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