Physiological mechanisms of ovarian follicular growth in pigs - A review

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 369-378

  Schwarz, Tomasz ^a   Kopyra, Marcin ^a   Nowicki, Jacek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Folliculogenesis; Gilt; Pig; Sow

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 54349089213     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.56.2008.3.10     Document Type: Review

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