Hematological changes associated with egg production: Estrogen dependence and repeatability

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 400-408

  Wagner, Emily C ^a   Prevolsek, Jaime S ^b   Wynne Edwards, Katherine E ^c   Williams, Tony D ^b  

^a WOMEN S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost of reproduction; Egg production; Erythropoiesis; Estrogen; Hematocrit; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FINCH; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODYNAMICS; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REPRODUCTION; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FINCHES; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODYNAMICS; OVUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPRODUCTION; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 40449133006     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.011205     Document Type: Article

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