Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 242-249 , 15 January 2010

Effects of a shortened preovulatory follicular phase on genital blood flow and endometrial hormone receptor concentrations in Holstein-Friesian cows

  • H. Bollwein

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Cattle, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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  • D. Prost

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Cattle, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
    • Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Mariensee, Neustadt, Germany
    • ,
  • S.E. Ulbrich

      Affiliations

    • Physiology Weihenstephan, and Z I E L Research Center for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
    • ,
  • H. Niemann

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Mariensee, Neustadt, Germany
    • ,
  • A. Honnens

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Cattle, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 511 856 7610; fax: +49 511 856 7693.

Received 15 April 2009 ,Revised 3 August 2009 ,Accepted 30 August 2009.

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PII: S0093-691X(09)00406-3

doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.08.014

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 242-249 , 15 January 2010

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