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Melengestrol

Known as: MGA, 17-hydroxy-6-methyl-16-methylenepregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione, Melengesterol 
A progestogen-like compound used as a cattle feed additive for its growth promoting effects and suppression of estrus (heat) in heifers. Critics have… 
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Investigation of stored wheat mycoflora, reporting theFusarium cf.langsethiae in three provinces of Iran during 2007
Wheat is the most important cereal produced in Iran. A mycological survey was carried out for the first time, on the stored wheat… 
2008
2008
The detection and assessment of the aneugenic potential of selected oestrogens, progestins and androgens using the in vitro cytokinesis blocked micronucleus assay.
2007
2007
Determination of gestagens in kidney fat by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.
2005
2005
Policy planning under uncertainty: efficient starting populations for simulation-optimization methods applied to municipal solid waste management.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Malachite green agar, a new selective medium for Fusarium spp.
Malachite Green Agar 2.5 ppm (MGA 2.5) is a potent selective medium for isolation and enumeration of Fusarium spp. It has been… 
2002
2002
Effect of an orally active progestin on follicular dynamics in cycling and anestrous postpartum beef cows.
Although treatment of cycling cows with low concentrations of melengesterol acetate (MGA) results in formation of persistent… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Apoptosis of the midline glia during Drosophila embryogenesis: a correlation with axon contact.
We have examined cell death within lineages in the midline of Drosophila embryos. Approximately 50% of cells within the anterior… 
1994
1994
Comparison of timed insemination with insemination at estrus following synchronization of estrus with a MGA-prostaglandin system in beef heifers.
1987
1987
Organization of axoplasm in crayfish giant axons
SummaryDistributions of subcellular organelles in medial giant axons (MGAs) and segmental lateral giant axons (SLGAs) of crayfish… 
1973
1973
The fertility of heifers inseminated at predetermined intervals following treatment with MGA and HCG to control ovulation.
Oestrus and the time of ovulation were controlled in eighty-seven mature non-pregnant heifers by using silastic implants of MGA… 
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