Abstract
Diameter of the preovulatory follicle, plasma concentrations of LH and estradiol, and vascularization of the follicle wall, based on color-Doppler signals, were characterized in 40 pony mares for 6 days preceding ovulation (Days -6 to -1; preovulatory period). Comparisons between the preovulatory periods preceding the first compared with a later ovulation during the year were used to study the relationships between LH and estradiol and between vascularization and estradiol. Diameter of the preovulatory follicle was greater (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 314-21 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Animal Reproduction Science |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2007 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Estradiol
- Female
- Horses
- Luteinizing Hormone
- Ovarian Follicle
- Ovulation
- Time Factors