Effect of exogenous insulin administration on ovarian function, embryo/fetal development during pregnancy in goats

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 111, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 202-213

  Suguna, K ^a   Mehrotra, S ^a   Agarwal, S K ^a   Hoque, M ^a   Shanker, U ^a   Singh, S K ^a   Varshney, V P ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Goat; Insulin; Placentome; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GOAT; LITTER SIZE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GOATS; INSULIN; LITTER SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 59149089292     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.03.021     Document Type: Article

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