Ultrasonographic image attributes of non-ovulatory follicles and follicles with different luteal outcomes in gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-treated anestrous ewes

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 957-969

  Liu, X ^a   Hart, E J ^a   Dai, Q ^a   Rawlings, N C ^b   Pierson, R A ^c   Bartlewski, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antral ovarian follicles; Computer assisted image analysis; Corpus luteum; Ovulation; Sheep

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUTEAL PHASE; METHODOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHEEP;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUTEAL PHASE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHEEP; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33847074215     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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