Effectiveness of an antagonist to gonadotrophin releasing hormone on the FSH and LH response to GnRH in perifused equine pituitary cells, and in seasonally acyclic mares

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 37-51

  Evans, Margaret J ^a   Kitson, Niere E ^a   Alexander, Susan L ^a   Irvine, Clifford H G ^b   Turner, Julie E ^b   Perkins, Nigel R ^c   Livesey, John H ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

GnRH antagonist; Gonadotrophins; Horse; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HORSES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037120147     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00130-6     Document Type: Article

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