Undernutrition and exogenous melatonin can affect the in vitro developmental competence of ovine oocytes on a seasonal basis

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 677-684

  Vazquez M I ^a   Forcada, F ^a   Casao, A ^b   Abecia, J A ^a   Sosa, C ^a   Palacin I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Lab Genet Bioquim Grupos S   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALNUTRITION; OOCYTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEASON; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALNUTRITION; MELATONIN; OOCYTES; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; RASA ARAGONESA;

EID: 77956096002     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01329.x     Document Type: Article

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