Episodic gonadotropin secretion in the mature fowl: Serial blood sampling from unrestrained male broiler breeders (Gallus domesticus)

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1798-1805

  Vizcarra, Jorge A ^a   Kreider, David L ^b   Kirby, John D ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior pituitary; Corticosterone; Follicle stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Testis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2642562816     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.023143     Document Type: Article

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