Abortifacient effects of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) and common juniper (Juniperus communis) on cattle

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 260-263

  Gardner, Dale R ^a   Panter, Kip E ^a   James, Lynn F ^a   Stegelmeier, Bryan L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CATTLE; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PINE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATTLE; DITERPENES; FEMALE; JUNIPERUS; LIPID METABOLISM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PREGNANCY; TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES; TREES;

BOS TAURUS; CUPRESSUS MACROCARPA; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; MACROCARPA; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 0031680756     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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