The effect of the presence and pattern of luteinizing hormone stimulation on ovulatory follicle development in sheep

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 719-727

  Campbell, B K ^a   Kendall, N R ^a   Baird, D T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Follicle stimulating hormone; Inhibin; Inhibin A; Luteinizing hormone; Ovary; Ovulatory follicle; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOPROSTENOL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; INHIBIN A; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DOSE RESPONSE; EWE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PULSATILE FLOW; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33947536488     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.106.053462     Document Type: Article

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