Antioxidants and lipid peroxidation levels of blood and cervical mucus in cows in relation to pregnancy

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 374-376

  Naziroglu M ^a   Gur S ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beta carotene; Cervical mucus; Cow; Fertility; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATTLE; CERVIX MUCUS; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 0034281168     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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