Serum levels of reproductive hormones and ultrasonographic monitoring of ovarian follicles in female cloned dogs

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-92

  Hong, So Gun ^a   Oh, Hyun Ju ^a   Park, Jung Eun ^a   Kang, Jung Taek ^a   Kim, Min Jung ^a   Yoon, Jung Hee ^a   Chang, Jin Hwa ^a   Kim, Min Kyu ^b   Jang, Goo ^a   Lee, Byeong Chun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cloned dog; Estrous cycle; Puberty; Reproductive endocrinology hormone; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CLONING; DOG; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; NOTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CLONING, ORGANISM; DOGS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 76349106695     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.09-0117     Document Type: Note

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