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Deslorelin

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  2. Arlt S, Spankowski S, Kaufmann T, Kostelnik K and Heuwieser W (2010) Fertility control in a male rabbit using a deslorelin implant. A case report. World Rabbit Science 18, 179–182
  3. Cetin Y, Alkis I, Sendag S et al. (2013) Long-term effect of deslorelin implant on ovarian pre-antral follicles and uterine histology in female rats. Reproduction in Domestic Animals 48(2), 195–199
  4. Eşki F, Çetin N, Uslu S et al. (2019) Effects of long-term release GnRH agonist ‘deslorelin’ on testicular HSP expression, accessory sex glands and testicular functions in adult male rats. Theriogenology 134, 104–111
  5. Forman C, Wehrend A and Goericke-Pesch S (2016) Deslorelin implants are suitable for contraception in female, but not male Guinea pigs. Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Canine and Feline Reproduction, Paris
  6. Geyer A, Daub L, Otzdorff C, Reese S, Braun J and Walter B (2016) Reversible estrous cycle suppression in prepubertal female rabbits treated with slow-release deslorelin implants. Theriogenology 85(2), 282–287
  7. Glocova K, Cizek P, Novotny R, Hauptman K and Tichy F (2020) Effect of GnRH agonist deslorelin implant on spermatogenesis and testosterone concentration in Guinea pigs (Cavia aperea porcellus). Theriogenology 154, 232–236
  8. Goericke-Pesch S, Groeger G and Wehrend A (2015) The effects of a slow release GnRH agonist implant on male rabbits. Animal Reproduction Science 152, 83–89
  9. Kohutova S, Jekl V, Knotek Z and Hauptman K (2015) The effect of deslorelin acetate on the oestrous cycle of female guinea pigs. Veterinární Medicína 60 (3), 155–160
  10. Schoemaker N (2018) Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists and other contraceptive medications in exotic companion animals. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 21, 443–464
  11. Schuetzenhofer G, Goericke-Pesch S and Wehrend A (2011) Effects of deslorelin implants on ovarian cysts in guinea pigs. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde 153(9), 416–417
  12. Vergneau-Grosset C, Peña L, Cluzel C (2019) Evaluation of deslorelin implant on subsequent mammary tumors of rats (Rattus norvegicus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 31, 108–116
  13. Borsdorf MC and Petritz OA (2025) Medical management of reproduction in birds. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 28(1), 107–125
  14. Keller KA, Beaufrère H, Brandão J, McLaughlin L, Bauer R and Tully TN (2013) Long-term management of ovarian neoplasia in two cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus). Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 27(1), 44–52
  15. Petritz OA, Guzman DSM, Paul-Murphy J (2013) Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of single administration of 4.7 mg deslorelin acetate implants on egg production and plasma sex hormones in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). American Journal of Veterinary Research 74(2), 316–323
  16. Straub J and Zenker I (2013) First experience in hormonal treatment of sertoli cell tumors in budgerigars (M. undulates) with absorbable extended release GnRH chips (Suprelorin®). 1st International Conference on Avian, Herpetological and Exotic Mammal Medicine. Wiesbaden, pp. 299–301
  17. Rückl A, Thompson Jr DL and Hatt JM (2022) Effect of the prolactin inhibitor cabergoline and the gonadotropin releasing-hormone agonist deslorelin in the suppression of plasma prolactin concentrations and egg laying in quail (Coturnix japonica). Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 36(1), 39–52
  18. Bardi E, Manfredi M, Capitelli R et al. (2021) Determination of efficacy of single and double 4.7 mg deslorelin acetate implant on the reproductive activity of female pond sliders (Trachemys scripta). Animals 11(3), 660
  19. Cermakova, E, Knotkova Z, Boruvka D, Skoric M and Knotek Z (2023) Effect of GnRH agonist (deslorelin) on reproductive activity in captive female veiled chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus). Veterinární Medicína 68(7), 287
  20. Cermakova E, Oliveri M, Knotkova Z and Knotek Z (2019) Effect of a GnRH agonist (deslorelin) on ovarian activity in leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius). Vet Med-Czech, 64(5), 228–230
  21. Rowland MN (2011) Use of a deslorelin implant to control aggression in a male bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps). Veterinary Record 169(5), 127
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