Control of ovulation with a GnRH agonist after superstimulation of follicular growth in buffalo: Fertilization and embryo recovery

Theriogenology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1641-1650

  Carvalho, Nelcio A T ^a   Baruselli, Pietro S ^a   Zicarelli, Luigi ^b   Madureira, Edward H ^a   Visintin, Jose A ^a   D'Occhio, Michael J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Embryos; Follicle superstimulation; GnRH agonist

Indexed keywords

DESLORELIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BUFFALO; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; TRIPTORELIN;

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 0036893625     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01057-9     Document Type: Article

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