The relationship between periovulatory endocrine and follicular activity on corpus luteum size, function, and subsequent embryo survival

Theriogenology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-198

  Lynch, C O ^a,b   Kenny, D A ^b   Childs, S ^a,b   Diskin, M G ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Estradiol; Follicle; IGF 1; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

BOS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 71149120979     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.08.012     Document Type: Article

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