Systemic and intraovarian effects of dominant follicles on ovine follicular growth

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 107-119

  Gonzalez Bulnes, A ^a   Souza, C J H ^b   Campbell, B K ^c   Baird, D T ^b  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follicular dominance; Folliculogenesis; LH; Sheep ovary

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4143142212     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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