Use of a gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist implant as an alternative for surgical castration in male ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-167

  Schoemaker, N J ^a   van Deijk, R ^a   Muijlaert, B ^a   Kik, M J L ^b   Kuijten, A M ^a   de Jong, F H ^c   Trigg, T E ^d   Kruitwagen, C L J J ^b   Mol, J A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS   (Israel)

Author keywords

Deslorelin; GnRH; Gonadotropin; Spermatogenesis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

DESLORELIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FOLLITROPIN; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TESTOSTERONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FERRET; MALE; ODOR; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; TESTIS; TIME;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; FERRETS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; MALE; ODORS; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; TRIPTORELIN;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 44949181659     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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