Effects of high density lipoprotein containing high or low β-carotene concentrations on progesterone production and β-carotene uptake and depletion by bovine luteal cells

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 253-263

  Arikan, S ^a   Rodway, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle feeding and nutrition; Lipoprotein; Luteal cells; Progesterone; Carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; BUCLADESINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUTEAL CELL; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; BUCLADESINE; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FEMALE; FURANS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; LUTEAL CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0034284873     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00122-6     Document Type: Article

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