Pregnancy-associated glycoproteins and pregnancy wastage in cattle

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 550-559

  Whitlock, B K ^a   Maxwell, H S ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine PAG 1; Pregnancy diagnosis; Pregnancy associated glycoprotein; Pregnancy specific protein B; Reproductive loss

Indexed keywords

PLACENTA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 45649083469     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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