Inherent capacity of the pituitary gland to produce gonadotropins is not influenced by the number of ovarian follicles ≥3 mm in diameter in cattle

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 550-557

  Mossa, F ^a   Jimenez Krassel, F ^b   Walsh, S ^a   Berry, D P ^c   Butler, S T ^c   Folger, J ^b   Smith, G W ^b   Ireland, J L H ^b   Lonergan, P ^a   Ireland, J J ^b   Evans, A C O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

FSH; LH

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DAIRY CATTLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BUSERELIN; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 77649317360     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD09100     Document Type: Article

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