Exposure to endotoxin during estrus alters the timing of ovulation and hormonal concentrations in cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 956-967

  Lavon, Y ^a   Leitner, G ^b   Goshen, T ^a   Braw Tal, R ^c   Jacoby, S ^c   Wolfenson, D ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b National Mastitis Laboratory   (Israel)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cows; Endotoxin; LH; LPS; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONES; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; OVULATION; TIME FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 50249180798     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.05.058     Document Type: Article

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