Exposure to ram wool stimulates gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulse generator activity in the female goat

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 361-368

  Ichimaru, T ^a   Mogi, K ^a   Ohkura, S ^b   Mori, Y ^a   Okamura, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

GnRH pulse generator; Goat; Male effect; MUA volley; Pheromone; Sheep

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; GOAT; HAIR; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PULSATILE FLOW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEEP; WOOL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GOATS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HAIR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PULSATILE FLOW; SEX FACTORS; SHEEP; WOOL;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 42949086379     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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