Influence of exogenous gonadotropin-releasing hormone on ovarian function in beef cows after short- and long-term nutritionally induced anovulation

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3268-3276

  Prado, T M ^b   Wettemann, R P ^a   Spicer, L J ^a   Vizcarra, J A ^a,c   Morgan, G L ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anovulation; Beef Cows; Follicles; Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone; Insulin Like Growth Factor; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STARVATION; TIME;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANOVULATION; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STARVATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037841998     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.80123268x     Document Type: Article

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