Seasonal thyroidal activity and reproductive characteristics of Iranian fat-tailed rams

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 245-255

  Zamiri, M J ^a   Khodaei, H R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fat tailed rams; Season; Testis; Testosterone; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIOTHYRONINE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; IRAN; MALE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SCROTUM; SEASON; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRAN; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SCROTUM; SEASONS; SEMEN; SHEEP; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 24144454183     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

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