Gonadotropin secretion and pituitary responsiveness to GnRH in mares with granulosa-theca cell tumor

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1210-1218

  Zelli, Riccardo ^a   Sylla, Lakamy ^a   Monaci, Maurizio ^a   Stradaioli, Giuseppe ^b   Sibley, Lillian E ^c   Roser, Janet F ^c   Munro, Coralie ^c   Liu, Irwin K M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

FSH; GnRH; Inhibin; LH; Mares

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METABOLISM; OVARY TUMOR; SECRETION; THECOMA;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; THECOMA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33747344197     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.03.030     Document Type: Article

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