Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 11-19 , 1 January 2010

Alterations of the pituitary-ovarian axis in dogs with a functional granulosa cell tumor

  • J.J.C.W.M. Buijtels

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31302531682; fax: +31302518126.
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  • J. de Gier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • H.S. Kooistra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • E.J.B. Veldhuis Kroeze

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • A.C. Okkens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Received 19 December 2008 ,Revised 11 May 2009 ,Accepted 22 June 2009.

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Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 11-19 , 1 January 2010

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