Effects of anabolic implants of oestradiol alone or in combination with trenbolone acetate on the ultrastructure of mammary glands in female lambs regarding their interference in prolactin secretion

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-17

  Blanco, A ^a   Moya, L ^a,b   Flores, R ^a   Aguera E ^a   Monterde, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b Department of Animal Pathology College of Veterinary Medicine University of Santiago de Compotela   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; PROLACTIN; TRENBOLONE; TRENBOLONE ACETATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREAST; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; SHEEP; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BREAST; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROLACTIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; TRENBOLONE;

EID: 0036483306     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2002.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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