The involvement of dopaminergic system on LH secretion Nelore heifers Sistema dopaminérgico na secreção de LH de novilhas Nelore

The aim of this study was to evaluate the response of sulpiride administration (dopamine D2 antagonist, 0.59 m/kg body weight, s.c. and blood collected every 15 min for 10 h thereafter) on Luteinizing Hormone (LH) secretion in B. indicus pre-pubertal heifers at 8, 12 and 16 month of age. LH was quan...

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Main Authors: Silvia Helena Venturoli Perri, Maria Paula Beltran, Fábio Ferreira Guerra, Daniel Cardoso, Guilherme de Paula Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia 2009-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção Animal
Online Access:http://revistas.ufba.br/index.php/rbspa/article/view/1630