Effect of recombinant porcine somatotropin on fetal and placental growth in gilts with reduced uterine capacity

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 765-771

  Sterle, J A ^a,c   Cantley, T C ^a   Matteri, R L ^b,d   Carroll, J A ^b   Lucy, M C ^a   Lamberson, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal Growth; Insulin like Growth Factor; Pigs; Placenta; Pregnancy; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

DNA; GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HYSTERECTOMY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; DNA; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYSTERECTOMY; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038269149     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.813765x     Document Type: Article

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