Disruption of the periovulatory LH surge by a transient increase in circulating 17β-estradiol at the time of ovulation in mares

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 178-182

  Ginther, O J ^a,b   Almamun, M ^a   Shahiduzzaman, A K M ^a   Beg, M A ^b  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; FSH; LH; Mares; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HORSE; KINETICS; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; OVULATION DETECTION; OVULATION INDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HORSES; KINETICS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION; OVULATION DETECTION; OVULATION INDUCTION;

EID: 70350733447     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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