Induction of haemorrhagic anovulatory follicles in mares

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 947-954

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

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

LH; Luteinised unruptured follicle; Oestradiol; Prostaglandin F 2

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC ANOVULATORY FOLLICLE; LUTEOLYSIS; MARE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ANIMALS; ANOVULATION; BREEDING; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORSES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION;

EID: 54349121372     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08136     Document Type: Article

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