Progesterone as the driving regulatory force behind serum FSH concentrations and antral follicular development in cycling ewes

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 303-310

  Baby, Tanya E ^a   Bartlewski, Pawel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

endocrine signal; follicular waves; FSH peaks; metoestrus; ovarian function; ovarian steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; EWE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LUTEAL PHASE; METESTRUS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78751492255     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD10121     Document Type: Article

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