Temporal relationships among LH, estradiol, and follicle vascularization preceding the first compared with later ovulations during the year in mares

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 314-321

  Gastal, E L ^b   Gastal, M O ^a   Donadeu, F X ^b   Acosta, T J ^b   Beg, M A ^b   Ginther, O J ^a,b  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Follicle vascularization; Horses; LH; Seasonal transition

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORSES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34948911831     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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