Factors affecting progesterone production in corpora lutea from pregnant and diestrous bitches

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 289-300

  Marinelli, Lieta ^a   Rota, Ada ^b   Carnier, Paolo ^a   Da Dalt, Laura ^a   Gabai, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Bitch; Body size; Corpus luteum; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CORPUS LUTEUM; DIESTRUS; DOG; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

AGING; ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; DIESTRUS; DOGS; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE;

EID: 67249153029     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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