Progesterone Mediates Nutritionally Induced Effects on Embryonic Survival in Gilts

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1063-1070

  Jindal, R ^a   Cosgrove, J R ^a   Foxcroft, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryo Mortality; Endometrium; Nutrition; Pig; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; ESTRUS; FEMALE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; UTERUS;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE; UTERUS;

EID: 0031110073     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7541063x     Document Type: Article

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