Prostaglandin F(2α) concentrations, fatty acid profiles, and fertility in lipid-infused postpartum beef heifers

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1317-1323

  Filley, S J ^a   Turner, H A ^a   Stormshak, F ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 112 Withycombe Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; INTRALIPID; LINOLEIC ACID; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; LIPID EMULSION; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILITY; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN METABOLISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; ESTRUS; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DINOPROST; EATING; ESTRUS; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LINOLEIC ACID; OVARY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS;

EID: 0032589510     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.5.1317     Document Type: Article

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