The effect of the absence or presence of a corpus luteum on the ovarian follicular population and serum oestradiol concentrations during the estrous cycle in Sanjabi ewes

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 180-185

  Shabankareh, H Karami ^a   Habibizad, J ^b   Sarsaifi, K ^a   Cheghamirza, K ^a   Jasemi, V Kazemein ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b YASOUJ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Double ovulation; Follicular population; Oestradiol; Sanjabi ewes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956274227     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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