Separation and purification of ovulation-inducing factors in the seminal plasma of the Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-245

  Li, Xilong ^a,b,c   Zhao, Xinxu ^a  

^a GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactrian camel; Follicle; Follicle stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Ovulation; Seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION INDUCTION; PURIFICATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CAMELS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PITUITARY GLAND; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; SEMEN;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS; CAMELUS BACTRIANUS;

EID: 1842589505     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VERC.0000017370.74401.be     Document Type: Article

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