Follicle and systemic hormone interrelationships during spontaneous and ablation-induced ovulatory waves in mares

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 181-187

  Ginther, O J ^a,c   Jacob, J C ^a,b   Gastal, M O ^a   Gastal, E L ^c   Beg, M A ^c  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominant follicle; Estradiol; Follicle deviation; Gonadotropins; Mares

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORSE; METABOLISM; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSATILE FLOW; TIME;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORSES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARIECTOMY; OVULATION; PULSATILE FLOW; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41549086502     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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