Causes, characteristics and consequences of anovulatory follicles in superovulated sheep

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 76-87

  Veiga Lopez, A ^a   Gonzalez Bulnes, A ^a   Tresguerres, J A F ^b   Dominguez, V ^a   Ariznavarreta, C ^b   Cocero, M J ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anovulatory follicle; Estradiol; Fertilization; Sheep; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; ANOVULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUPEROVULATION;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 30444451017     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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