The reproductive response of rams to thyroidectomy: Mediation by impaired inhibin feedback rather than a change in LH pulsatility

Reproduction

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 353-364

  Anderson, Greg M ^a,c   Lapwood, K R ^a   Knight, P G ^b   Parkinson, T J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CHARCOAL; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN A; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SULPIRIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROIDECTOMY; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0141725610     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1260353     Document Type: Article

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