Oestradiol-17β responsiveness, plasma LH profiles, pituitary LH and FSH concentrations in long-term ovariectomised Holstein cows at 24 h, 48 h and 21 days following treatment with an absorbable GnRH agonist implant

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 27-39

  Padula, A M ^a,b   Macmillan, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle endocrinology; Deslorelin; FSH; GnRH agonist; LH; Ovariectomy; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

DESLORELIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HYPOPHYSIS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; KINETICS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND; TRIPTORELIN;

EID: 8844259561     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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