Effect of Pregnancy and Foetal Number on Diameter of Corpus Luteum, Maternal Progesterone Concentration and Oxidant/Antioxidant Balance in Ewes

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-295

  Gur S ^a   Turk G ^a   Demirci, E ^a   Yuce A ^a   Sonmez M ^a   Ozer S ^a   Aksu, E H ^b  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Plant Protection Research Institute   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; TWINS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDANTS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; TWINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952585020     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01660.x     Document Type: Article

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