Effects of re-immunization of heifers against inhibin on hormonal profiles and ovulation rate

Reproduction

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 475-482

  Medan, M S ^a,b   Akagi, S ^c   Kaneko, H ^d   Watanabe, G ^a,e   Tsonis, C G ^f   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^a,e  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^e GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Biotech Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPROSTENOL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; RECOMBINANT VACCINE;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; IMMUNIZATION; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

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EID: 6344282876     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00232     Document Type: Article

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