Reproductive physiology and development of artificial insemination technology in killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 650-660

  Robeck, T R ^a   Steinman, K J ^b,e   Gearhart, S ^c   Reidarson, T R ^d   McBain, J F ^d   Monfort, S L ^b  

^a SeaWorld Texas   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SeaWorld Inc   (United States)

^d SeaWorld San Diego   (United States)

^e ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Follicular development; Luteinizing hormone; Ovulatory cycle; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ALTRENOGEST; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; PREGNANEDIOL; PREGNANEDIOL GLUCURONIDE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CETACEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; KILLER WHALE; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STEROID METABOLISM; TECHNOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHALE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOLPHINS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANEDIOL; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 3242746007     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.027961     Document Type: Article

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