Concentrations of progesterone, prolactin and relaxin in the luteal phase and pregnancy in normal and short-cycling German Shepherd dogs

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 1431-1435

  Gunzel Apel A R ^a   Zabel, S ^a   Bunck, C F ^a   Dieleman, S J ^b   Einspanier, A ^c   Hoppen, H O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dog; Luteal function; Pregnancy; Short cycle

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; DOG; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; LUTEAL PHASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; LUTEAL PHASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RELAXIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33748541067     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.01.030     Document Type: Article

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