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Pathways to pregnancy and parturition /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Senger, P. L. (Phillip L.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pullman, Wash. : Current Conceptions, Inc., 1999.
Edition:First revised edition.
Subjects:
Reproduction.
Generative organs > Physiology.
Reproduction > physiology.
Animals, Domestic > physiology.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to reproduction
  • The organization and function of the female reproductive tract
  • The organization and function of the male reproductive system
  • Embryogenesis of the pituitary gland and the male or female reproductive system
  • Regulation of reproduction : nerves, hormones and target tissues
  • The onset of puberty
  • The estrous cycle : terminology and basic concepts
  • The follicular phase of the estrous cycle
  • The luteal phase of the estrous cycle
  • Endocrinology of the male and spermatogenesis
  • Reproductive behavior
  • Spermatozoa in the female tract : transport, capacitation and fertilization
  • Early embryogenesis and maternal recognition of pregnancy
  • Placentation, the endocrinology of gestation and parturition.