Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 155-162 , October 2010

Progesterone concentration, estradiol pretreatment, and dose of gonadotropin-releasing hormone affect gonadotropin-releasing hormone-mediated luteinizing hormone release in beef heifers

  • F.C.F. Dias

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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  • M.G. Colazo

      Affiliations

    • Dairy Research and Technology Centre, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • J.P. Kastelic

      Affiliations

    • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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  • R.J. Mapletoft

      Affiliations

    • Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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  • G.P. Adams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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  • J. Singh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Dr, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5B4, Canada; Phone: (306) 966-7410; Fax: (306) 966-7405

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PII: S0739-7240(10)00041-X

doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2010.04.002

Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 155-162 , October 2010

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