Seasonal variation and circadian rhythmicity of the prolactin profile during the summer months in repeat-breeding Murrah buffalo heifers

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 569-575

  Roy, Kajal S ^a   Prakash, Bukkaraya S ^b  

^a ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Progesterone; Winter

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREEDING; BUFFALO; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUMMER; WINTER;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; BUFFALOES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

BUBALUS;

EID: 34248398790     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD06093     Document Type: Article

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