Distribution of GnRH and Kisspeptin Immunoreactivity in the Female Llama Hypothalamus
Llamas are induced non-reflex ovulators, which ovulate in response to the hormonal stimulus of the male protein beta-nerve growth factor (β-NGF) that is present in the seminal plasma; this response is dependent on the preovulatory gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) release from the hypothalamus....
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Veterinary Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.597921/full |