Effect of prolactin infused into the third ventricle on LH secretion in follicular-phase and ovariectomized ewes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 27-37

  Misztal, Tomasz ^a   Romanowicz, Katarzyna ^a   Barcikowski, Bernard ^a  

^a KIELANOWSKI INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Follicular phase; LH; Ovariectomy; Prolactin; Sheep endocrinology

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; INFUSION PUMP; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; INFUSION PUMPS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIECTOMY; PROLACTIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037439995     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00231-2     Document Type: Article

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