Endocrine and ovarian response after a 2-day controlled suckling and eCG treatment in lactating rabbit does

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 104, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 316-328

  Rebollar, P G ^a   Bonanno, A ^b   Di Grigoli, A ^b   Tornambe G ^b   Lorenzo, P L ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Dipartimento SENFIMIZO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Follicles; FSH; GH; Lactation; LH; Ovary; PRL; Rabbit; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; RABBITS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 38549165291     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.02.018     Document Type: Article

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