The effect of embryo and maternal genotypes on prolificacy, intrauterine growth retardation and postnatal development of Nos3-knockout mice

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-248

  Pallares, Pilar ^a   Gonzalez Bulnes, Antonio ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Knockout mice; Nitric oxide; Perinatal death; Postnatal development; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MUS;

EID: 78650323919     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1642-431X(12)60044-8     Document Type: Article

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