Effect of the rate of progesterone decline at luteolysis on the ovulatory follicles and subsequent estrous cycle length in ewes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 79-87

  Wiley, T M ^a   Cardenas H ^a,c   Pope, W F ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Uni Nacional Agr ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Follicle; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PERFUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; TIME;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROST; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PERFUSION; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18844479362     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01602-8     Document Type: Article

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