Plasma oestrone and oestradiol concentrations throughout gestation in cattle: Relationship to stage of gestation and fetal number

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-133

  Patel, O V ^a   Takenouchi, N ^b   Takahashi, T ^c   Hirako, M ^c   Sasaki, N ^d   Domeki, I ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR WESTERN REGION   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LITTER SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME; TWINS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LITTER SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 0033110967     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rvsc.1998.0254     Document Type: Article

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