Effects of post-ovulatory food deprivation on the hormonal profiles, activity of the oviduct and ova transport in sows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 185-199

  Mwanza, A M ^a   Englund, P ^a   Kindahl, H ^a   Lundeheim, N ^a   Einarsson, S ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Feeding and nutrition; Isthmus; Oestradiol 17 and prostaglandin F(2 ) metabolite; Pig ovary; Pressure; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FATTY ACID; HORMONE; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; KINETICS; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SWINE; UTERINE TUBE;

ANIMALS; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HORMONES; INSULIN; KINETICS; OVULATION; OVUM TRANSPORT; PRESSURE; PROGESTERONE; SWINE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034738112     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00095-6     Document Type: Article

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