Effects of gonadotrophin releasing hormone administration on the pituitary-ovarian axis in anoestrous vs ovariectomized bitches

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 555-561

  Buijtels, J J C W M ^a   Beijerink, N J ^a   Kooistra, H S ^a   Dieleman, S J ^b   Okkens, A C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; DOGS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

CANIDAE;

EID: 33751028151     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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