Plasma pregnancy-associated glycoprotein-1 (PAG-1) concentrations during gestation in Neospora-infected dairy cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 502-508

  Lopez Gatius F ^a   Garbayo, J M ^b   Santolaria, P ^c   Yaniz J L ^c   Almeria S ^d   Ayad, A ^e   de Sousa, N M ^e   Beckers, J F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e Laboratory of Parasitology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Gestation; Neospora caninum; Pregnancy associated glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NEOSPORA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 33845974932     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.08.014     Document Type: Article

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