Ovarian follicular dominance and the induction of daily follicular waves in the ewe

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 122-129

  Toosi, Behzad M ^a   Davies, Kate L ^a,b   Seekallu, Srinivas V ^a   Ziegler, Ashley C ^a   Barrett, David M W ^c   Duggavathi, Rajesha ^a,d   Rawlings, Norman C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ewe; Follicle; Follicle stimulating hormone; Follicular development; Follicular dominance; Follicular wave; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; ESTRADIOL;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; EWE; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; SHEEP;

OVIS;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SHEEP;

EID: 77954193515     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.109.081950     Document Type: Article

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