Comparative endocrinology of domestic and nondomestic felids

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-36

  Brown, Janine L ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal steroids; Felids; Females; Hormone; Hormones; Ovary; Reproduction; Stress

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; STEROID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FECES; FELIDAE; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OVARY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CATS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGENS; FECES; FELIDAE; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OVARY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTINS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; STEROIDS;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 33744915246     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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