Production of interferon by red deer (Cervus elaphus) conceptuses and the effects of roIFN-τ on the timing of luteolysis and the success of asynchronous embryo transfer

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 387-395

  Demmers, K J ^a   Jabbour, H N ^b   Deakin, D W ^c   Flint, A P F ^a  

^a Sch Biol Sci   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT TAU INTERFERON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLUSHING; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LUTEOLYSIS; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0034078147     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/reprod/118.2.387     Document Type: Article

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