Follicular atresia and LH concentrations during the follicular phase of the estrous cycle in the goat (capra hircus)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-30

  Gonzalez Valle F ^a   Batista Arteaga, M ^a   Gracia Molina, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Follicular atresia; Follicular dynamics; Goat; LH

Indexed keywords

FLUGESTONE ACETATE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GOAT; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FLUROGESTONE ACETATE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GOATS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344404394     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00055-9     Document Type: Article

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