Continuous administration of low-dose GnRH in mares. II. Pituitary and ovarian responses to uninterrupted treatment beginning near the autumnal equinox and continuing throughout the anovulatory season

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 673-681

  Collins, S M ^a   Zieba, D A ^a   Williams, G L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FSH; GnRH; LH; Mare; Seasonal anovulation

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANOVULATION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORSE; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ANOVULATION; AREA UNDER CURVE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORSES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; TESTOSTERONE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34447629212     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.05.057     Document Type: Article

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