Investigations on the changes during pregnancy of growth influencing and steroid hormones in the blood plasma of Awassi ewes in Syria;Untersuchungen zum verhalten von wachstumsbeeinflussenden und steroid-hormonen im blutplasma während der trächtigkeit bei Awassi-schafen in Syrien

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 108-116

  Kaskous, Shehadeh ^a   Gottschalk, Jutta ^b   Hippel, Thomas ^b   Grün, Eberhard ^b,c  

^a Sektion Tierproduktion L   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c Vet Physiologisch Chemisches Inst   (Germany)

Author keywords

Awassi ewe; Estradiol; Growth hormone; Insulin like growth factor I; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0242500898     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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