The neuroendocrine events during the ovine growth-promoted maturation: The developmental importance of hypophysiotrophic action of somatostatin in ewes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 146-160

  Wańkowska, Marta ^a   Romanowicz, Katarzyna ^a   Polkowska, Jolanta ^a  

^a KIELANOWSKI INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Seasonality; Sheep; Somatic maturation; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOSTATIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NEUROSECRETION; ORGAN SIZE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAND; SEASON; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; ORGAN SIZE; PHOTOPERIOD; POLAND; SEASONS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 54149104469     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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