Sex ratio bias in postpartum-conceived Norway rat litters is produced by embryonic loss in midpregnancy

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 403-411

  Bacon, S J ^a,c   McClintock, M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONCEPTION; CROWDING; EMBRYO MORTALITY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METRIAL GLAND; MYOMETRIUM; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RAT; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0032722312     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1170403     Document Type: Article

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