Maternal endocrine status in relation to pregnancy outcome in rapidly growing adolescent sheep

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 359-368

  Wallace, J M ^a   Da Silva, P ^a   Aitken, R P ^a   Cruickshank, M A ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; LIOTHYRONINE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0030689750     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1550359     Document Type: Article

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