Effects of a preovulatory administered depot gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist on reproductive hormone levels and pregnancy outcome in gilts

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 857-866

  Schneider, F ^a   Brussow K P ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE SULFATE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONAVET; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TRIPTORELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MYOMETRIUM; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SWINE; TRIPTORELIN;

EID: 33751325893     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD06027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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