Early pregnancy alters the metabolic responses to restricted nutrition in sheep

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-23

  Sosa, C ^a   Abecia, J A ^a   Carriquiry, M ^b   Forcada, F ^a   Martin, G B ^c   Palacin I ^a   Meikle, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Faculty of Agronomy   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Veterinary Faculty   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy; GHR; IGF; Leptin; Sheep; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; LIVER; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LEPTIN; LIVER; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, SOMATOTROPIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 56649111222     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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