Epigenetic Programming of Porcine Endometrial Function and the Lactocrine Hypothesis

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 273-279

  Bartol, F F ^a   Wiley, A A ^a   Bagnell, C A ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RELAXIN;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SUCKING; SWINE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ENDOMETRIUM; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; RELAXIN; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; SWINE; UTERUS;

EID: 58149177435     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01174.x     Document Type: Article

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