Recent advances in bovine reproductive endocrinology and physiology and their impact on drug delivery system design for the control of the estrous cycle in cattle

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 277-320

  Rathbone, Michael J ^a   Kinder, James E ^b   Fike, Karol ^c   Kojima, Freddie ^c   Clopton, Debra ^c   Ogle, Colin R ^a   Bunt, Craig R ^a  

^a INTERAG   (New Zealand)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal health; Estrous control; Reproductive endocrinology; Reproductive physiology; Veterinary drug delivery

Indexed keywords

DRUG THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ESTROUS CYCLES;

ENDOCRINOLOGY;

ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; NORGESTOMET; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; DEVICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTRUS CYCLE; HORMONE RELEASE; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DINOPROST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNENEDIONES; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0035452161     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-409X(01)00156-9     Document Type: Review

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