Follicle and hormone dynamics in single versus double ovulating heifers

Reproduction

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 561-570

  Palhao, M P ^a,b   Beg, M A ^c   Rodrigues, M T ^b   Ginther, O J ^a,c  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEIFER; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LUTEOLYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; KINETICS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 70449338036     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-09-0091     Document Type: Article

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