Follicle diameters and hormone concentrations in the development of single versus double ovulations in mares

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 583-590

  Ginther, O J ^a,b   Gastal, E L ^b   Rodrigues, B L ^b   Gastal, M O ^a   Beg, M A ^b  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Double ovulation; Estradiol; Follicles; Gonadotropins; Mares

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HORSE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORSES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 39649092697     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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