Reduction in size of the ovulatory follicle reduces subsequent luteal size and pregnancy rate

Theriogenology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 307-314

  Vasconcelos, J L M ^a,b   Sartori, R ^b   Oliveira, H N ^a   Guenther, J G ^b   Wiltbank, M C ^b,c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Follicle; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ASPIRATION; BREEDING; CORPUS LUTEUM; COW; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0035878620     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(01)00565-9     Document Type: Article

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