Induction of ovulation and natural oestrous cycling in the Stripe-faced Dunnart, Sminthopsis macroura

Reproduction

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 495-502

  Menkhorst, E ^a   Ezard, N ^a   Selwood, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING METHOD; BREEDING SUCCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GESTATION PERIOD; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; OVIDUCT; OVULATION INDUCTION; OVULATION PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BREEDING; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MARSUPIALIA; OVULATION INDUCTION; OVUM TRANSPORT; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALIA; DASYURIDAE; EQUIDAE; METATHERIA; SMINTHOPSIS MACROURA; SUS;

EID: 33847675041     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-06-0254     Document Type: Article

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