Ovarian activity and oocyte development during follicular development in pigs at different reproductive phases estimated by the repeated endoscopic method

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-115

  Rátky, Jozsef ^a   Torner, Helmut ^b   Egerszegi, Istvan ^a   Schneider, Falk ^b   Sarlos, Peter ^a   Manabe, Noboru ^c   Brüssow, Klaus Peter ^b  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Follicular fluid; Oocyte morphology; Sow; Steroid hormone

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN; STEROID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ENDOSCOPY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IMMUNOASSAY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ENDOSCOPY; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; HORMONES; IMMUNOASSAY; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVUM; PROGESTERONE; STEROIDS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 20544460966     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.51.109     Document Type: Article

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