Effects of age on follicle and hormone dynamics during the oestrous cycle in mares

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 955-963

  Ginther, O J ^a,b   Gastal, M O ^a   Gastal, E L ^b   Jacob, J C ^a   Siddiqui, M A R ^a   Beg, M A ^b  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropins; Oestradiol; Progesterone; Senescence; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE FLUID; GROWTH RATE; HORMONAL REGULATION; INTEROVULATORY INTERVAL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MARE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; SENESCENCE; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HORSES; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 54349086384     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08121     Document Type: Article

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