Effects of immunizing ewes against bone morphogenetic protein 15 on their responses to exogenous gonadotrophins to induce multiple ovulations

Reproduction

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 565-572

  Juengel, Jennifer L ^a   Quirke, Laurel D ^a   Lun, Stan ^a,c   Heath, Derek A ^a,b   Johnstone, Peter D ^a   McNatty, Kenneth P ^b  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c Mesynthes Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HEMOCYANIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EWE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HEMOCYANIN; IMMUNIZATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; SHEEP; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80053276029     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-11-0126     Document Type: Article

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