Effect of active immunization of pony mares against recombinant porcine inhibin α subunit on ovarian follicular development and plasma steroids and gonadotropins

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-35

  Derar, Refaat Ibrahim ^a,b   Maeda, Yoshihisa ^a   Hoque, M Shafiqul ^a,c   Osawa, Takeshi ^a   Watanabe, Gen ^d   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^d   Miyake, Yoh Ichi ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Follicular development; FSH; Immunization; Inhibin; Mare

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS; SUIDAE;

ESTRADIOL; INHIBIN; INHIBIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; INHIBIN-ALPHA SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORSES; IMMUNIZATION; INHIBINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION;

EID: 1642353692     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.31     Document Type: Article

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