Increased vascular endothelial growth factor and pregnancy-associated glycoproteins, but not insulin-like growth factor-I, in maternal blood of cows gestating twin fetuses

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2057-2064

  Echternkamp, S E ^a   Vonnahme, K A ^b,d   Green, J A ^c   Ford, S P ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Cattle; Gestation; Pregnancy associated glycoprotein; Twin; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; TWINS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748433014     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-714     Document Type: Article

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