Ovarian control for assisted reproduction in the domestic cat and wild felids

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-48

  Pelican, Katharine M ^a   Wildt, David E ^a   Pukazhenthi, Budhan ^a   Howard, JoGayle ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exogenous gonadotropins; Felids; Follicular inhibition; IVF AI; Ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CAT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FELIDAE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CATS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FELIDAE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPINS; HORMONES; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 33746927936     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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