Dose-Response Study of Intrafollicular Injection of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I on Follicular Fluid Factors and Follicle Dominance in Mares

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1063-1069

  Ginther, O J ^a,b   Gastal, E L ^a   Gastal, M O ^a   Checura, C M ^a   Beg, M A ^a  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Estradiol; Follicular development; Growth factors; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; INHIBIN A; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 2; SOMATOMEDIN C; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HORSES; INJECTIONS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 1642387466     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.024844     Document Type: Article

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