Changes in the ovarian dynamics and endocrine profiles in goats treated with a progesterone antagonist during the early luteal phase of the estrous cycle

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 285-294

  Suganuma, Chiho ^a   Kuroiwa, Takenobu ^a   Tanaka, Tomomi ^a   Kamomae, Hideo ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

FSH; Goats; LH; Ovarian dynamics; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GOAT; LUTEAL PHASE; METABOLISM; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GOATS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

CAPRA HIRCUS; ZOYSIA JAPONICA;

EID: 34547125367     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.09.015     Document Type: Article

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