Passive immunization of rams (Ovis aries) against GnRH: Effects on antibody titer, serum concentrations of testosterone, and sexual behavior

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 203-215

  Parthasarathy, V ^a,c   Price, E O ^a   Orihuela, A ^b   Dally, M R ^a   Adams, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^c University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti GnRH; Passive immunization; Rams; Sexual behavior; Sheep; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANTIBODY; GONADORELIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; KINETICS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; KINETICS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0037124228     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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