Follicular and hormonal dynamics during the estrous cycle in goats

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 455-463

  Medan, Mohamed S ^a,b   Watanabe, Gen ^a,c   Sasaki, Kazuaki ^d   Groome, Nigel P ^e   Sharawy, Sayed ^b   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^a,c  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^e OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follicular dynamics; FSH; Goats; Inhibin; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GOATS; INHIBINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 25644449006     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.17017     Document Type: Article

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