Effect of restraint stress on plasma concentrations of cortisol, progesterone and pregnancy associated-glycoprotein-1 in pregnant heifers during late embryonic development

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1380-1385

  Szenci, O ^a   Karen, A ^a,d   Bajcsy, A C S ^a   Gaspardy A ^b   de Sousa, N M ^c   Beckers, J F ^c  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Science   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Belgium)

^d Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Dairy heifer; Pregnancy associated glycoprotein; Progesterone; Stress

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID ENDOPEPTIDASES; CATTLE; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

BOVINAE; FRIESIA;

EID: 80053568636     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.05.030     Document Type: Article

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