No evidence for pituitary priming to gonadotropin-releasing hormone in relation to luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion prior to the preovulatory LH surge in ewes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 224-235

  Crawford, J L ^a,b   McNeilly, J R ^a   McNeilly, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN A; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SECRETOGRANIN II;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; LUTEAL CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INHIBINS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 3142715935     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.027615     Document Type: Article

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