Short-term feed restriction decreases the systemic and intrafollicular concentrations of leptin and increases the vascularity of the preovulatory follicle in mares

Theriogenology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1202-1209

  Gastal, M O ^a   Gastal, E L ^b   Beg, M A ^b   Ginther, O J ^a,b  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Dietary restriction; Follicle; Follicular fluid factors; Leptin; Mare

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHEMISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HORSE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HORSES; INHIBINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEPTIN; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 77952103743     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.11.032     Document Type: Article

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