The hour of transition into luteolysis in horses and cattle: A species comparison

Theriogenology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1731-1740

  Ginther, O J ^a,b   Beg, M A ^b  

^a EUTHERIA FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; LH; Luteolysis; Oxytocin; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; HORSE; LUTEOLYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; HORSES; LUTEOLYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84860457195     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.01.001     Document Type: Review

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