Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 289-298 , May 2010

Insights into the mechanism by which kisspeptin stimulates a preovulatory LH surge and ovulation in seasonally acyclic ewes: Potential role of estradiol

Received 5 October 2009 ,Revised 8 December 2009 ,Accepted 4 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2010.01.001

Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 289-298 , May 2010

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