A simple mathematical model of the bovine estrous cycle: Follicle development and endocrine interactions

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 278, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-31

  Boer, H M T ^a   Stotzel C ^b   Roblitz S ^b   Deuflhard, P ^b   Veerkamp, R F ^a   Woelders, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ZUSE INSTITUTE BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cow; Differential equations; Hormone patterns; Reproduction; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FERTILITY; HORMONE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; COW; ESTRUS CYCLE; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; HORMONAL REGULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DINOPROST; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 79952704362     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.02.021     Document Type: Article

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