Uptake of β-carotene by ovarian and uterine tissues and effects on steroidogenesis during the estrous cycle in cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1063-1067

  Chew, Boon P ^a   Weng, Brian B C ^a   Kim, Hong Wook ^a   Wong, Teri S ^a   Park, Jean Soon ^a   Lepine, Allan J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IAMS COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE LEVEL; UTERUS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0034950808     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.1063     Document Type: Article

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