Litter-size-dependent intrauterine growth restriction in sheep

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 547-564

  Gootwine, E ^a   Spencer, T E ^b   Bazer, F W ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foetus; Intrauterine growth restriction; Placenta; Sheep; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EWE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LAMB; LITTER SIZE; NONHUMAN; OVERNUTRITION; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34247618155     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107691897     Document Type: Article

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