Semen-induced luteal phase and identification of a LH surge in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Reproduction

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 629-634

  Johnston, S D ^b   O'Callaghan, P ^a   Nilsson, K ^a   Tzipori, G ^a   Curlewis, J D ^b  

^a Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIRTH; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DOCUMENTATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MARSUPIAL; MATING; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SPERM; UROGENITAL SINUS;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SEMEN; URSIDAE;

PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 12344249918     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00300     Document Type: Article

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