Peripheral cortisol levels throughout gestation in the cow: Effect of stage of gestation and foetal number

British Veterinary Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 425-432

  Patel, O V ^a   Takahashi, T ^a   Takenouchi, N ^a   Hirako, M ^a   Sasaki, N ^a   Domeki, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Gestation; Malformed; Singleton; Twin

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; LABOR; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS;

EID: 0030188086     PISSN: 00071935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1935(96)80036-4     Document Type: Review

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