Estradiol production by preimplantation blastocysts and increased serum progesterone following estradiol treatment in llamas

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 66-75

  Powell, Susan A ^a   Smith, Bradford B ^a   Timm, Karen I ^a   Menino Jr , Alfred R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Camelids; Conceptus; Corpus luteum; Embryo; Lama glama; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLASTOCYST; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; LAMA (MAMMAL); LAMA GLAMA;

EID: 34548223621     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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