Follicle and systemic hormone interrelationships during induction of luteinized unruptured follicles with a prostaglandin inhibitor in mares

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 361-373

  Cuervo Arango, J ^a,b   Beg, M A ^c   Ginther, O J ^a,c  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Luteinized unruptured follicle; Mare; Progesterone; Prostaglandin inhibitor

Indexed keywords

15 KETO 13,14 DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; 15-KETO-13,14-DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLONIXIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSE; LUTEINIZATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOVULATION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLONIXIN; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONES; HORSES; LUTEINIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 79958782979     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.02.015     Document Type: Article

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