Nitric oxide concentrations, estradiol-17β progesterone ratio in follicular fluid, and COC quality with respect to perifollicular blood flow in cows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 9-15

  Pancarci, S M ^a   Ari, U C ^a   Atakisi, O ^a   Gungor O ^b   Cigremis Y ^c   Bollwein, H ^d  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MEHMET AKIF ERSOY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

COC; Cow; Estradiol 17 ; Nitric oxide; Perifollicular blood flow; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CUMULUS CELL; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CUMULUS CELLS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; NITRIC OXIDE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE;

BOS;

EID: 84856772331     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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