Endocrine and ovarian responses to prolonged adrenal stimulation at the time of induced corpus luteum regression

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 485-493

  Gabai, G ^a,b   Mollo, A ^b   Marinelli, L ^b   Badan, M ^b   Bono, G ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze Animali   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HORMONES; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEOLYSIS; NALOXONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 33751023712     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00697.x     Document Type: Article

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