Passage of postovulatory follicular fluid into the peritoneal cavity and the effect on concentrations of circulating hormones in mares

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-8

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

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Gonadotropins; Mares; Ovarian hormones; Peritoneum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; FEMALE; HORSE; LUTEAL PHASE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HORSES; LUTEAL PHASE; PERITONEAL CAVITY;

EID: 43849098044     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.03.014     Document Type: Review

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