In utero characterisation of fetal growth by ultrasound scanning in the rabbit

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 859-869

  Chavatte Palmer, P ^a   Laigre, P ^b   Simonoff, E ^a   Chesne P ^a   Challah Jacques, M ^a   Renard, J P ^a  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b Domaine de Bressonvilliers ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Development; Fetus; Placenta; Rabbit; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; TERM BIRTH; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; TERM BIRTH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 41249089586     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.12.013     Document Type: Article

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