Ovulation-inducing factor in the seminal plasma of alpacas and llamas

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 452-457

  Adams, Gregg P ^a   Ratto, Marcelo H ^a   Huanca, Wilfredo ^b   Singh, Jaswant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

Author keywords

Camelids; Corpus luteum function; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Ovary; Ovulation; Ovulation inducing factor; Semen

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEOLYSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEMINAL PLASMA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; SEMEN;

CAMELIDAE; LAMA (CAMEL); LAMA GLAMA; LAMA PACOS;

EID: 23844494422     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.105.040097     Document Type: Article

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