Acute follicular response to FSH in heifers downregulated long term with a GnRH agonist and with suppressed ovarian follicular growth

Theriogenology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 999-1005

  D'Occhio, M J ^a   Cremonesi, F ^b   Trigg, T E ^c   Aspden, W J ^d   Baruselli, P S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS   (Israel)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Follicular superstimulation; FSH; GnRH agonist; Heifer; Ovulation; Suppressed ovaries

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR SUPERSTIMULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEIFER; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPPRESSED OVARIES;

FOLLICULAR SUPERSTIMULATION; FSH; GNRH AGONIST; HEIFER; OVULATION; SUPPRESSED OVARIES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84887055900     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.07.028     Document Type: Article

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