Intrauterine growth retardation in livestock: Implications, mechanisms and solutions

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 51, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2008, Pages 4-10

  Wu, Guoyao ^a   Bazer, Fuller W ^a   Datta, Sujay ^a   Gao, Haijun ^a   Johnson, Gregory A ^a   Lassala, Arantzatzu ^a   Li, Peng ^a   Satterfield, M Carey ^a   Spencer, Thomas E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine; Fetal growth; Livestock; Placenta; Postnatal growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 53649107593     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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