Supplemental l-Arginine Shortens Gestation Length and Increases Mare Uterine Blood Flow before and after Parturition

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 514-520

  Mortensen, Chris J ^a   Kelley, Dale E ^a   Warren, Lori K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine; Doppler ultrasound; Horse; Mare; Uterine blood flow

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 80052372778     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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