Functional relationships among intrafollicular insulin-like growth factor 1, circulatory gonadotropins, and development of the dominant follicle in mares

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 270-278

  Checura, C M ^a,b   Beg, M A ^b   Parrish, J J ^b   Ginther, O J ^a,b  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine; Follicular selection; GnRH antagonist; Gonadotropin; Horse; Insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF1)

Indexed keywords

ACYLINE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OLIGOPEPTIDE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORSES; INHIBINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 74449088712     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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