Follicular activity and hormonal secretory profile in vicuna (Vicugna vicugna)

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 663-671

  Miragaya, M H ^a   Aba, M A ^b   Capdevielle, E F ^a   Ferrer, M S ^a   Chaves, M G ^a   Rutter, B ^a   Aguero A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Estradiol 17 ; Follicular activity; Progesterone; Vicuna

Indexed keywords

VICUGNA VICUGNA;

EID: 0442314404     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00238-3     Document Type: Article

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