Luteotrophic influence of early bovine embryos and the relationship between plasma progesterone concentrations and embryo survival

Theriogenology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-60

  Chagas E Silva, J ^a   Lopes Da Costa, L ^b  

^a National Station for Animal Selection and Reproduction   (Portugal)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cattle; CL; Embryo; hCG; Plasma progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 20344389567     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.10.019     Document Type: Article

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