Ovarian follicular development and oocyte quality in anestrous ewes treated with melatonin, a controlled internal drug release (CIDR) device and follicle stimulating hormone

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2136-2146

  Luther, Justin S ^a   Redmer, Dale A ^a   Reynolds, Lawrence P ^a   Choi, Jong Tae ^a   Pant, Disha ^a   Navanukraw, Chainarong ^a   Arnold, Daniel R ^a   Scheaffer, Abraham N ^a   Borowicz, Pawel ^a   Kirsch, James D ^a   Weigl, Robert M ^a   Kraft, Kim C ^a   Grazul Bilska, Anna T ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anestrus; CIDR; IVF; Melatonin; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 20144389340     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.08.015     Document Type: Article

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