Conceptus development during blastocyst elongation in lines of pigs selected for increased uterine capacity or ovulation rate

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2126-2134

  Miles, J R ^a   Freking, B A ^a   Blomberg, L A ^b   Vallet, J L ^a   Zuelke, K A ^b  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst elongation; Estradiol; Gene expression; Ovulation rate; Pig; Uterine capacity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYTOCHROME P450 1A1; CYTOKERATIN 18; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLASTOCYST; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; KERATIN-18; OVULATION; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SELECTION (GENETICS); SWINE; UTERUS; VIMENTIN;

SUIDAE;

EID: 52649118056     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1066     Document Type: Article

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