Influence of metabolic status on oocyte quality and follicular characteristics at different postpartum periods in primiparous rabbit does

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 612-623

  Arias Alvarez M ^a   Garcia Garcia R M ^a   Rebollar, P G ^b   Revuelta, L ^a   Millan P ^a   Lorenzo, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Follicular atresia; Metabolism; Oocyte maturation; Postpartum; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; QUALITY CONTROL; RABBIT; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; LACTATION; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; QUALITY CONTROL; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 68349137962     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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