Circulating pituitary and gonadal hormones in spring-born thoroughbred fillies and colts from birth to puberty

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 522-530

  Dhakal, Pramod ^a,b   Hirama, Akiko ^c   Nambo, Yasuo ^a,d   Harada, Takehiro ^a,b   Sato, Fumio ^a,d   Nagaoka, Kentaro ^a,b   Watanabe, Gen ^a,b   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^a,b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Japan Racing Association   (Japan)

^d EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Prolactin; Puberty; Seasonality; Thoroughbred

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HORSE; INBRED STRAIN; JAPAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, INBRED STRAINS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADAL HORMONES; HORSES; INHIBINS; JAPAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY HORMONES; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84869052052     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2011-025     Document Type: Article

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