Somatostatin treatment affects testicular function in stallions

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 163-174

  Aurich, Jörg E ^a   Kranski, Stefanie ^a   Parvizi, Nahid ^b   Aurich, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Inst for Anim Sci Anim Husbandry   (Germany)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Horse; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037800415     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01361-4     Document Type: Article

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