Seasonal reproductive cycle and variability in plasma testosterone levels in the domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

Morphofunctional gonadal alterations constitute an annual cycle in birds during which four phases can be distinguished in the testes based on histological modifications in the seminiferous epithelium, called quiescence, recrudescence, reproduction and regression. The aim of the present investigation...

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Main Authors: Karina Simões, Antônio Marcos Orsi, Bruno César Schimming, Edson José Benetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2017-02-01
Series:Bioscience Journal
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Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/34113