The effect of intravaginal application of estradiol and progesterone on porcine embryo development

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 287-294

  Chlopek J ^a   Gilun, P ^a   Tabecka Lonczynska A ^b   Koziorowski, M ^b   Stefanczyk Krzymowska S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RZESZÓW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy; Embryo; Gilts; Local transfer; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWINE; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

SUIDAE; SUS; THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 57849092341     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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