Dietary excesses of urea influence the viability and metabolism of preimplantation sheep embryos and may affect fetal growth among survivors

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 71-90

  McEvoy, T G ^a,b   Robinson, J J ^a,b   Aitken, R P ^b   Findlay, P A ^b   Robertson, I S ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Embryo metabolism; Fetal programming; Nutrition; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NITROGEN; PROGESTERONE; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLASTOCYST; BLOOD; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; DIET; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GLUCOSE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; NITROGEN; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RUMEN; SHEEP; UREA;

EID: 0031149204     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01627-2     Document Type: Article

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