Thyroid hormones in the cerebrospinal fluid of the third ventricle of adult female sheep during different periods of reproductive activity

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 587-595

  Skipor, J ^a   Misztal, T ^b   Szczepkowska, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b KIELANOWSKI INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Ewe; Reverse triiodothyronine; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; TIME;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; SHEEP; THIRD VENTRICLE; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78650832472     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10181-010-0018-z     Document Type: Article

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