Endocrinological studies of mares with granulosa-theca cell tumor

Journal of Equine Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 35-43

  Yoshida, Goh ^a   Tsunoda, Nobuo ^b   Miyake, Yoh Ichi ^a   Md Shafiqul, Hoque ^a   Osawa, Takeshi ^a   Nagamine, Natsuko ^b   Taniyama, Hiroyuki ^c   Nambo, Yasuo ^d   Watanabe, Gen ^e   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^e  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Shadai Stallion Station   (Japan)

^c RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^e TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Granulosa theca cell tumor; Mare; Peripheral and follicular level of inhibin

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442535503     PISSN: 13403516     EISSN: 13477501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1294/jes.11.35     Document Type: Article

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