Twin-pregnancy increases susceptibility of ewes to hypoglycaemic stress and pregnancy toxaemia

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 286-299

  Schlumbohm, Christina ^a   Harmeyer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accelerated starvation; Betahydroxybutyrate; Glucose production; Glucose turnover; Isotope dilution; Ketones; Sheep; Twin gestation; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; KETONE;

ABNORMAL SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HYPERKETONAEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY TOXEMIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; TWIN PREGNANCY;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FASTING; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KETONES; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RISK FACTORS; SHEEP; TWINS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 36849026725     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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