Treatment with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) for ovulation induction is associated with an immediate 17β-estradiol decrease and a more rapid LH increase in mares

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 311-317

  Ginther, O J ^a,b   Beg, M A ^b   Gastal, E L ^b   Gastal, M O ^a   Cooper, D A ^a  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; hCG; LH; Mares; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HORSE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORSES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION INDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67249106787     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.08.026     Document Type: Article

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