Serum luteinizing hormone, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-i after releasing hormone challenge in prepubertal ewe lambs selected for twinning

Theriogenology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 867-877

  Shirley, K L ^a   Hernandez, J A ^a   Hallford, D M ^a   Thomas, M G ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Puberty; Reproduction; Sheep

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGING; ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LAMB; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREPUBERTY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP; TWIN PREGNANCY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0035883319     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(01)00614-8     Document Type: Article

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