The intrapituitary endocrine events during maturation and timing of puberty in the female sheep

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 105, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 258-271

  Wankowska M ^a   Misztal, T ^a   Romanowicz, K ^a   Wojcik Gladysz A ^a   Polkowska, J ^a  

^a KIELANOWSKI INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Gonadotroph cells; Luteinizing hormone; Seasonality; Sexual development; Sheep

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; PITUITARY GLAND; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 40049098419     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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