Maternal recognition of pregnancy in the horse: A mystery still to be solved

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 952-963

  Klein, C ^a   Troedsson, M H T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

conceptus; equine; luteloysis; uterus

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ESTROGEN; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TRANSCRIPTOME;

CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; HORSE; LUTEOLYSIS; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM MAINTENANCE; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HORSES; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 80054109915     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD10294     Document Type: Review

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