Effect of hCG in the presence of hCG antibodies on the follicle, hormone concentrations, and oocyte in mares

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 474-479

  Siddiqui, Mar ^b   Gastal, El ^a   Gastal, Mo ^b   Beg, Ma ^a   Ginther, Oj ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSE; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CELL COUNT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HORSES; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 65649083785     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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