The role of altered uterine-embryo synchrony on conceptus growth in the pig

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1863-1867

  Wilson, M E ^a,b   Vonnahme, K A ^a   Ford, S P ^a,c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 2356F Kildee Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Pigs; Placenta

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWINE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SWINE; UTERUS;

EID: 0035403956     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7971863x     Document Type: Article

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