Embryo development and placentome formation during early pregnancy in red deer

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 723-730

  McMahon, C D ^a,c   Fisher, M W ^b,d   Mockett, B G ^b   Littlejohn, R P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Caruncle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DEER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; HISTOLOGY; LIMB BUD; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DEER; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031429297     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R97041     Document Type: Article

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