Follicular characteristics and intrafollicular concentrations of nitric oxide and ascorbic acid during ovarian acyclicity in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 125-131

  Khan, Firdous Ahmad ^a,b   Das, Goutam Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyclicity; Ascorbic acid; Buffalo; Follicular fluid; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CHEMISTRY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BUFFALOES; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 81755188470     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-9898-x     Document Type: Article

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