The efficacy of a single chain recombinant equine luteinizing hormone (reLH) in mares: Induction of ovulation, hormone profiles, and inter-ovulatory intervals

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 470-479

  Yoon, M J ^a   Boime, I ^b   Colgin, M ^c   Niswender, K D ^d   King, S S ^e   Alvarenga, M ^f   Jablonka Shariff, A ^b   Pearl, C A ^b   Roser, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AspenBio Pharma   (United States)

^d Reata Equine Hospital   (United States)

^e SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Equine; In vivo; LH; Mare; Recombinant single chain

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HORSE; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; HORSES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34848831115     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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