The effect of early postnatal treatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on the developmental profiles of testicular steroid hormones in the intact male pig

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1003-1010

  Sinclair, P A ^a   Squires, E J ^a   Raeside, J I ^a   Britt, J H ^b   Hedgpeth, V G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonists; Androstenone; Boar Taint; GnRH; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; LEUPRORELIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOMIZATION; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; SWINE; TESTIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANDROSTENES; ANIMALS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; LEUPROLIDE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; SWINE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0035317288     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7941003x     Document Type: Article

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