Avian reproductive anatomy, physiology and endocrinology

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 441-474

  Pollock, Christal G ^a   Abvp Avian, Dipl ^a,b   Orosz, Susan E ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AniMed Research Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COLECALCIFEROL; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; LEVONORGESTREL; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROTIRELIN; TAMOXIFEN; TAMOXIFEN CITRATE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY LENGTH; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG MECHANISM; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FOWL; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SALPINGECTOMY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS FUNCTION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0036756564     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1094-9194(02)00010-5     Document Type: Review

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