Ovarian follicular responses to high doses of pulsatile luteinizing hormone in lactating dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1963-1969

  Hampton, J H ^a   Salfen, B E ^a   Bader, J F ^a   Keisler, D H ^a   Garverick, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Luteinizing hormone; Ovarian cyst; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PERIODICITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0141575309     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73784-9     Document Type: Article

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