Effects of altering dietary fatty acid composition on prostaglandin synthesis and fertility

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 275-287

  Abayasekara, D R E ^a   Wathes, D C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICOSANOID; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; CORPUS LUTEUM; COW; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; LUTEOLYSIS; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MILK; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SPERM;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033401754     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/plef.1999.0101     Document Type: Article

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