Atresia of the dominant ovarian follicle in cattle
During each bovine estrous cycle, two to three dominant follicles (DFs) develop. The DF that develops at the time of corpus luteum (CL) regression ovulates. The first or second DF reaches an ovulatory size, and is capable of ovulation during the luteal phase, but undergoes morphological and funct...
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Language: | English |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4793 |