Passive immunoneutralization of endogenous inhibin increases ovulation rate in miniature shiba goats

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 705-710

  Medan, Mohamed S ^a,b   Watanabe, Gen ^a,d   Nagura, Yoshio ^c   Kanazawa, Hiroko ^c   Fujita, Masaru ^c   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^a,d  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c NATIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING CENTER   (Japan)

^d GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

FSH; Inhibin; Miniature Shiba goats; Ovulation rate

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN ANTIBODY; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GOAT; LAPAROTOMY; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; SUPEROVULATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

ANIMALS; DINOPROST; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GOATS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; SUPEROVULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18244365327     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.50.705     Document Type: Article

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