Effect of insulin on the relationship of estrous behaviors to estradiol and LH surges in intact ewes

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 555-561

  Saifullizam, A K ^a,b   Routly, J E ^a   Smith, R F ^a   Dobson, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Federal Government Administration Centre   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Estradiol; Estrus behavior; LH; Pheromones; Progesterone; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ACUTE STRESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; VAGINA PESSARY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD GLUCOSE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANES; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950371742     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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