Clinical efficacy of a GnRH-agonist implant containing 4.7 mg deslorelin, Suprelorin®, regarding suppression of reproductive function in tomcats

Theriogenology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 803-810

  Goericke Pesch, Sandra ^a   Georgiev, Plamen ^b   Antonov, Anton ^b   Albouy, Maxime ^c   Wehrend, Axel ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^c Virbac SA   (France)

Author keywords

Downregulation; GnRH agonist; Hormonal castration; Male cat; Testicular size

Indexed keywords

DESLORELIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CAT; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG POTENTIATION; EATING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATS; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG IMPLANTS; EATING; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TRIPTORELIN;

EID: 79951809793     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.10.020     Document Type: Article

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