Estrous cycle based on blood progesterone profiles and changes in vulvar appearance of Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus)

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1283-1289

  Kusuda, Satoshi ^a   Ikoma, Masakazu ^b   Morikaku, Koki ^c   Koizumi, Jun Ichi ^c   Kawaguchi, Yoshiya ^d   Kobayashi, Kuniyasu ^d,f   Matsui, Kirito ^d   Nakamura, Akira ^e   Hashikawa, Hisashi ^e   Kobayashi, Kazuhiro ^b,g   Ueda, Miya ^d   Kaneko, Mikako ^b   Akikawa, Takako ^b   Shibagaki, Sachiko ^a   Doi, Osamu ^a,g  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tama Zoological Park   (Japan)

^c Preservation and Research Center   (Japan)

^d Yokohama Zoological Gardens ZOORASIA   (Japan)

^e Nagoya Higashiyama Zoo   (Japan)

^f Kanazawa Zoological Gardens of Yokohama   (Japan)

^g Tokyo Metropolitan Shibaura Meat Sanitary Inspection Station   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Malayan tapir (tapirus indicus); Mucus; Progesterone; Vulva

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALAYSIA; PERISSODACTYLA; PHYSIOLOGY; VULVA;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALAYSIA; PERISSODACTYLA; PROGESTERONE; VULVA;

TAPIRUS INDICUS;

EID: 38849102444     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.19100     Document Type: Article

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