Effects of antioxidant vitamins on newborn and placental traits in gestations at high altitude: Comparative study in high and low altitude native sheep

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 285-296

  Parraguez, Vctor H ^a   Atlagich, Miljenko ^a   Araneda, Oscar ^b   García, Carlos ^b   Muñoz, Andrés ^c   De Los Reyes, Mónica ^a   Urquieta, Bessie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

hypoxia; ovine; oxidative stress; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; MALONALDEHYDE; VITAMIN;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HYPOXIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MATERNAL PLASMA; MATING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78751532850     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD10016     Document Type: Article

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