Morphometry of ovarian structures by transrectal ultrasonography in Serrana goats

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 263-273

  Simoes J ^a   Potes, J ^b   Azevedo, J ^a   Almeida, J C ^a   Fontes, P ^a   Baril, G ^c   Mascarenhas, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

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

^d Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Follicles; Goats; Ovulation; Real time ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; RECTUM;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GOATS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION; RECTUM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 9744260459     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.04.045     Document Type: Article

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