Induced ovulation mimics the time-table of natural development in the stripe-faced dunnart, Sminthopsis macroura and results in the birth of fertile young

Reproduction

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 419-425

  Au, Phil Chi Khang ^a   Nation, Angela ^a   Parrott, Marissa ^a   Selwood, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUINE SERUM GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUNNART; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GESTATION PERIOD; INJECTION; MARSUPIAL; MATING; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SAMPLE; SMINTHOPSIS MACROURA; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; LITTER SIZE; LIVE BIRTH; MARSUPIALIA; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; METATHERIA; SMINTHOPSIS MACROURA;

EID: 75149170097     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-09-0203     Document Type: Article

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