Follicle Development in Mares

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 224-231

  Donadeu, F X ^a   Pedersen, H G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORSE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; HORSES; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION;

EID: 58149180267     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01166.x     Document Type: Article

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