The effect of short-term nutritional supplementation of ewes with lupin grain (Lupinus luteus) on folliculogenesis, the concentrations of hormones and glucose in plasma and follicular fluid and the follicular levels of P 450 aromatase and IRS-1, -2 and -4

Reproduction

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 319-333

  Somchit Assavacheep, A ^a,b   Campbell, B K ^c   Khalid, M ^a   Kendall, N R ^d   Scaramuzzi, R J ^a,e  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN RECEPTOR SUBSTRATE; INSULIN RECEPTOR SUBSTRATE 1; INSULIN RECEPTOR SUBSTRATE 2; INSULIN RECEPTOR SUBSTRATE 4; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; EWE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRANULOSA CELL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUPIN; LUPINUS LUTEUS; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; THECA CELL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN RECEPTOR SUBSTRATE PROTEINS; LUPINUS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP;

EID: 84877274283     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-12-0135     Document Type: Article

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