Changes in serum luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations in response to luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) in bull calves that attained puberty early or late

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 937-944

  Bagu, E T ^a   Cook, S J ^a   Honaramooz, A ^a   Aravindakshan, J P ^a   Huchkowsky, S ^a   Rawlings, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bulls; LH; LHRH; Puberty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746916077     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.02.034     Document Type: Article

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