Alteration of reproductive hormone levels in pregnant sows induced by repeated ACTH application and its possible influence on pre- and post-natal hormone secretion of piglets

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 133-142

  Brüssow, Klaus Peter ^a   Schneider, Falk ^a   Kanitz, Ellen ^a   Otten, Winfried ^a   Tuchscherer, Margret ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); Fetus; Luteinizing hormone; Pig; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Stress

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; FEMALE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; SECRETION; SWINE; TIME;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HORMONES; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 20544431585     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.51.133     Document Type: Article

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