Influence of mycotoxins on spontaneous contraction in myometrial strips of prepubertal lamb

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 471-476

  Giammarino, A ^a   Manera, M ^a   Robbe, D ^a   Perugini, M ^a   Minervini, F ^b   Amorena, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lamb; Mycotoxins; Myometrium contractility; Non genomic effects

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ZEARALENOL; BETA ZEARALENOL; ESTRADIOL; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MYCOTOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE METABOLISM; LAMB; METABOLITE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYCOTOXINS; MYOMETRIUM; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP; UTERUS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 41749094258     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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