Comparative study of uterine morphogenesis and protein secretion in neonatal white crossbred and Meishan gilts

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1112-1119

  Christenson, R K ^a   Bartol, F F ^b   Vallet, J L ^a   Wiley, A A ^b   Spencer, T E ^b,c  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GROWTH REGULATION; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SWINE; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030983776     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.5.1112     Document Type: Article

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