The temporal relationship between patterns of LH and FSH secretion, and development of ovulatory-sized follicles during the mid- to late-luteal phase of sheep

Theriogenology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 393-407

  Duggavathi, Raj ^a   Bartlewski, Pawel M ^a,b   Barrett, David M W ^a   Rawlings, Norman C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; FSH; LH; Ovarian follicle; Pulsatile; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SHEEP; TIME;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 20444368835     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.12.006     Document Type: Article

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