Effect of Progesterone, Mifepristone, and Estrogen Treatment during Early Pregnancy on Conceptus Development and Uterine Capacity in Swine

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 92-98

  Vallet, J L ^a   Christenson, R K ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Estradiol; Placenta; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTROGEN; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HYSTERECTOMY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LITTER SIZE; LUTEOLYTIC AGENTS; MIFEPRISTONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; SWINE; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0347355082     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.020214     Document Type: Article

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