Administration of 6-methoxybenzoxazolinone (MBOA) does not augment ovulatory responses in St. Croix White ewes superovulated with PMSG

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 280-291

  Willard, S T ^a   Dickerson, T ^a   Dodson, R ^b   Weis, A ^b   Godfrey, R W ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ewe; MBOA; PMSG; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

6 METHOXY 2 BENZOXAZOLINONE; 6-METHOXYBENZOXAZOLINONE; BENZOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FLUGESTONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SUPEROVULATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BENZOXAZOLES; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FLUROGESTONE ACETATE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; SUPEROVULATION; TIME FACTORS;

OVIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33646757223     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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