Dietary protein during gestation affects placental development in heifers

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 427-438

  Sullivan, T M ^a   Micke, G C ^a   Magalhaes, R S ^a   Phillips, N J ^a   Perry, V E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Dietary protein; Fetal development; Nutrition; Placenta

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; LEPTIN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SOMATOMEDINS; UTERUS;

BOS;

EID: 67651180529     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.03.018     Document Type: Article

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