Effect of active immunization against inhibin on hormonal concentrations and semen characteristics in Shiba bucks

Theriogenology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 691-702

  Medan, M S ^a,b   Watanabe, G ^b,c   Nagura, Y ^d   Fujita, M ^d   Taya, K ^a,b,c  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active immunization; FSH; Inhibin; Semen; Shiba bucks

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; INHIBIN-ALPHA SUBUNIT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; KINETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCROTUM; SEASON; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GOATS; IMMUNIZATION; INHIBINS; KINETICS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; SCROTUM; SEASONS; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 32044465178     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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