The mare: A 1000-pound guinea pig for study of the ovulatory follicular wave in women

Theriogenology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 818-828

  Ginther, O J ^a,b  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; FSH; Mare; Ovarian follicles; Women

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HORSE; HUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGING; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORSES; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION;

CAVIA;

EID: 84857440055     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.09.025     Document Type: Review

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