Effect of undernutrition of ewes from the time of mating on fetal ovarian development in mid gestation

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 711-715

  Borwick, S C ^a   Rhind, S M ^a   McMillen, S R ^a   Racey, P A ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ARTICLE; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATING; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031409851     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R97011     Document Type: Article

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