Estrous cycle characterisation and artificial insemination using frozen-thawed spermatozoa in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Reproduction

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 659-674

  Robeck, Todd R ⁱ   Steinman, K J ^a   Yoshioka, M ^b   Jensen, E ^c   O'Brien, J K ^d   Katsumata, E ^e   Gili, C ^f   McBain, J F ^g   Sweeney, J ^h   Monfort, S L ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e Kamogawa Sea World   (Japan)

^f Acquario di Genova   (Italy)

^g Sea World of California   (United States)

^h Dolphin Quest   (United States)

ⁱ SeaWorld Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRENOGEST; CREATININE; ESTROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOLPHIN; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE RELEASE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; THAWING; TIME;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOLPHINS; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; ESTRUS DETECTION; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; TRENBOLONE;

TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 21044450032     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00516     Document Type: Article

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