Pregnancy dependence on ovarian progesterone in the camel (Camelus dromedaries)

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-32

  Al Eknah, M M ^a   Homeida, A M ^a   Ramadan, R O ^a   Al Modhi, F A ^a   Al Busadah, K A ^a  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Camel; Corpus luteum; Gestation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863430103     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v13i1.5226     Document Type: Article

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