Large animal models for the study of ovarian follicular dynamics in women

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1733-1748

  Adams, G P ^a   Singh, J ^a   Baerwald, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal model; Estrous cycle; Follicle; Human; Menstrual cycle; Ovary

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORSE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORSES; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PRIMATES; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; HAPLORHINI; OVIS ARIES; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 84867398915     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.04.010     Document Type: Review

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