Follicle deviation in ovulatory follicular waves with one or two dominant follicles in mares

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 248-254

  Jacob, J C ^b,c   Gastal, E L ^a   Gastal, M O ^b   Carvalho, G R ^c   Beg, M A ^a   Ginther, O J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORSES; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION;

EID: 62549141512     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.01048.x     Document Type: Article

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