Response of the 1-5 day-aged ovine corpus luteum to prostaglandin F2α

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 47-55

  Rubianes, E ^a,b   Menchaca, A ^b   Carbajal, B ^b  

^a Faculty of Agriculture   (Uruguay)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Sciences   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Early luteal phase; Ewe; Luteolysis; PGF2 ; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

EID: 0042427785     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(03)00046-0     Document Type: Article

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