Effect of undernutrition on the uterine environment during maternal recognition of pregnancy in sheep

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 869-881

  Sosa, C ^a,c   Abecia, J A ^a   Carriquiry, M ^b   Vazquez M I ^a   Fernandez Foren A ^c   Talmon, M ^c   Forcada, F ^a   Meikle, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Faculty of Agronomy   (Uruguay)

^c Veterinary Faculty   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERFERON RECEPTOR; INTERFERON RECEPTOR 2; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CARE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SHEEP;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RECEPTOR, INTERFERON ALPHA-BETA; RECEPTORS, SOMATOMEDIN; RECEPTORS, STEROID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; SOMATOMEDINS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 69249099333     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD09051     Document Type: Article

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