Effects of pre- and post-mating nutritional status on hepatic function, progesterone concentration, uterine protein secretion and embryo survival in Meishan pigs

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-73

  Ashworth, C J ^a   Antipatis, C ^a   Beattie, L ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; PROGESTERONE; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; UTEROFERRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DIET; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LIVER FUNCTION; MATING; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN SECRETION; SWINE; UTERUS FUNCTION;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033378428     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/rd99007     Document Type: Article

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