The effect of active immunization against inhibin on gonadotropin secretions and follicular dynamics during the estrous cycle in cows

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-113

  Medan, Mohamed S ^a,b   Takedomi, Toshiro ^c   Aoyagi, Yoshito ^c   Konishi, Masato ^c   Yazawa, Shigeto ^d   Watanabe, Gen ^a,e   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^a,e  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c Embryo Transfer Center   (Japan)

^d ZEN NOH   (Japan)

^e GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active immunization; Cows; Follicular wave; FSH; Inhibin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CATTLE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644888349     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.17064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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