Large variation in steroid concentrations and insulin-like growth factor binding proteins exists among individual small antral follicles collected from within cows at random stages of the estrous cycle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2714-2724

  Roberts, A J ^a   Al Hassan, M J ^b,c   Fricke, P M ^b,d   Echternkamp, S E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine; Estradiol; Follicle; Insulin like growth factor binding protein; Ovary; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; STEROID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STEROIDS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33749399627     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-077     Document Type: Article

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