Estrous behavior, luteinizing hormone and estradiol profiles of intact ewes treated with insulin or endotoxin

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 757-765

  Fergani, C ^a   Saifullizam, A K ^a,b   Routly, J E ^a   Smith, R F ^a   Dobson, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Federal Government Administration Centre   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Estradiol; Ewe; LH surge; Sexual behavior; Stress

Indexed keywords

(1 BUTYLAMINO 3 METHYLBUTYL)(1 PYRROLIDINYL) KETONE; ENDOTOXIN; ESTRADIOL; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS; EWE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VAGINA PESSARY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENDOTOXINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80355131596     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.09.025     Document Type: Article

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