Effects of changes in the concentration of systemic progesterone on ions, amino acids and energy substrates in cattle oviduct and uterine fluid and blood

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 684-694

  Hugentobler, S A ^a,b   Sreenan, J M ^a   Humpherson, P G ^c   Leese, H J ^c   Diskin, M G ^a   Morris, D G ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Embryo; Endometrium

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; GLYCINE; ION; LACTIC ACID; PROGESTERONE; PYRUVIC ACID; SODIUM ION; SULFATE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; SECRETION; UTERUS FLUID;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY FLUIDS; CATTLE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; IONS; LACTIC ACID; PROGESTERONE; PYRUVIC ACID; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UTERUS;

BOS;

EID: 77950603015     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD09129     Document Type: Article

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