Effect of suppression of FSH with a GnRH antagonist (Acyline) before and during follicle deviation in the mare

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 504-511

  Checura, Cm ^b,c   Beg, Ma ^c   Gastal, El ^c   Gastal, Mo ^b   Wiltbank, Mc ^c   Parrish, Jj ^c   Ginther, Oj ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLINE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; OLIGOPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORSES; INHIBINS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY;

EID: 65649098731     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01222.x     Document Type: Article

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