Effects of mating on plasma concentrations of testosterone, cortisol, oestrone sulphate and 15-ketodihydro-PGF2α in stallions

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 544-548

  Villani, M ^a   Cairoli, F ^a   Kindahl, H ^b   Galeati, G ^c   Faustini, M ^d   Carluccio, A ^e   Veronesi, M C ^a  

^a Sez Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica Veterinaria   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Dipartimento di Morfofisiologia Veterinaria e Produzioni Animali   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Veterinarie per la Sicurezza Alimentare   (Italy)

^e Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Veterinarie   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

15 KETOPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; 15-KETOPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; ESTRONE SULFATE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EJACULATION; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; DINOPROST; EJACULATION; ESTRONE; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33751063738     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00711.x     Document Type: Article

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