A mathematical model of pregnancy recognition in mammals

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-69

  Shorten, P R ^a   Peterson, A J ^a   O'Connell, A R ^b   Juengel, J L ^b   McNatty, K P ^c   Soboleva, T K ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Hormone; Interferon tau; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TAU INTERFERON;

HORMONE; MAMMAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREGNANCY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORPUS LUTEUM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEOLYSIS; MAMMAL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OVARY CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME;

MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77953955153     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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