The conflict between hierarchical ovarian follicular development and superovulation treatment

Reproduction

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 287-294

  McNatty, Kenneth P ^a   Heath, Derek A ^a   Hudson, Norma L ^a   Reader, Karen L ^b   Quirke, Laurel ^b   Lun, Stan ^c   Juengel, Jenny L ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c Mesynthes Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; SHEEP;

MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77955386428     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-10-0165     Document Type: Article

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