Colour Doppler sonography of cystic ovarian follicles in cows

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 447-453

  Rauch, Alexandra ^a   Krüger, Lars ^a   Miyamoto, Akio ^b   Bollwein, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Cow; Cystic ovarian follicles; Doppler sonography; Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LUTEINIZATION; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZATION; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 58549084228     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20025     Document Type: Article

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