Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 9 , Pages 1202-1209 , June 2010

Short-term feed restriction decreases the systemic and intrafollicular concentrations of leptin and increases the vascularity of the preovulatory follicle in mares

  • M.O. Gastal

      Affiliations

    • Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA
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  • E.L. Gastal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +618 453 1774; fax: +618 453 5231.
    • Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1205 Lincoln Drive, MC 4417, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA.
    • ,
  • M.A. Beg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
    • ,
  • O.J. Ginther

      Affiliations

    • Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA
    • Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Received 1 October 2009 ,Revised 15 November 2009 ,Accepted 16 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.11.032

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 9 , Pages 1202-1209 , June 2010

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