Article
Effects of passive immunization against inhibin-peptide on secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and ovulation rate in ewes carrying the Booroola fecundity gene.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Dec 1996
Wheaton J E, Thomas D L, Kusina N T, Gottfredson R G, Meyer R L
Abstract excerpt
Objectives of the study were to determine whether 1) inhibin negative feedback regulation of FSH secretion is diminished in ewes carrying a copy of the Booroola fecundity (FecB) gene and 2) differential FSH secretion is obligatory for expression of gene-specific differences in ovulation rate (OR)...
Topics
- Animals
- Feedback
- Female
- Fertility
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone
- Genotype
- Immunization, Passive
- Inhibins
- Luteinizing Hormone
- Ovulation
- Peptide Fragments
- Progesterone
- Sheep