Ovarian antral follicular dynamics in sheep revisited: Comparison among estrous cycles with three or four follicular waves

Theriogenology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 670-680

  Seekallu, S V ^a   Toosi, B M ^a   Duggavathi, R ^a   Barrett, D M W ^a   Davies, K L ^a   Waldner, C ^a   Rawlings, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Estrous cycle; Ewe; Follicle stimulating hormone; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; TIME;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 75949110556     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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