Effect of early gestational undernutrition on angiogenic factor expression and vascularity in the bovine placentome

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2464-2472

  Vonnahme, K A ^a   Zhu, M J ^b   Borowicz, P P ^a   Geary, T W ^c   Hess, B W ^b   Reynolds, L P ^a   Caton, J S ^a   Means, W J ^b   Ford, S P ^b,c  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Placental efficiency; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOGENESIS INDUCING AGENTS; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 35348996712     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-805     Document Type: Article

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