Ion, protein, phospholipid and energy substrate content of oviduct fluid during the oestrous cycle of buffalo (bubalus bubalis)

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Vecchio, D ^a   Neglia, G ^a   Di Palo, R ^a   Campanile, G ^a   Balestrieri, M L ^b   Giovane, A ^b   Killian, G ^c   Zicarelli, L ^a   Gasparrini, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; BUFFALO; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; OVIDUCT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; BUFFALOES; ELECTROLYTES; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OVIDUCTS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROTEINS;

BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 77957107456     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01518.x     Document Type: Article

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