Diurnal changes in light intensity inside the pregnant uterus in sheep

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-130

  Parraguez, Víctor H ^a   Sales, Francisco ^a   Valenzuela, Guillermo J ^d   Vergara, Marcela ^b   Catalán, Luis ^c   Serón Ferré, María ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d San Bernardino County Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Diurnal; Fetus; Photoperiod; Pregnancy; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIOD; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032555421     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00094-3     Document Type: Article

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