Serum Levels of Acute Phase Proteins: SAA, Hp and Progesterone (P4) in Mares with Early Embryonic Death

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 624-629

  Krakowski, L ^a   Krawczyk, C H ^b   Kostro, K ^a   Stefaniak, T ^c   Novotny, F ^d   Obara, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b State Stud in Białka ^*  (Poland)

^c WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EMBRYO DEATH; FEMALE; HORSE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ANIMALS; EMBRYO LOSS; FEMALE; HORSES; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 79960151690     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01715.x     Document Type: Article

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