Sexual Maturation in the Bull

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 295-301

  Rawlings, N ^a   Evans, A C O ^b   Chandolia, R K ^c   Bagu, E T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 58149188144     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01177.x     Document Type: Article

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