GnRH agonist Lupron® (leuprolide acetate) pre-treatments prevent ovulation in response to gonadotropin stimulation in the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 1768-1777

  Pelican, Katharine M ^a   Wildt, David E ^a   Howard, Jo Gayle ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clouded leopard; GnRH agonist; Gonadotropin; Neofelis nebulosa; Ovarian suppression

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; LEUPRORELIN; PROGESTERONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FECES; FELIDAE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OVULATION INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FECES; FELIDAE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; LEUPROLIDE; OVULATION INHIBITION; PROGESTERONE;

EQUIDAE; FELIDAE; NEOFELIS NEBULOSA;

EID: 33748568491     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.01.016     Document Type: Article

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