Growth and development of the ovine conceptus

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 159-170

  Bazer, F W ^a   Spencer, T E ^a   Thatcher, W W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Fetal development; Fetal fluid; Placental development; Progesterone; Sheep

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; DOMESTIC SHEEP; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS MEMBRANE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED STATES;

ALLANTOIS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; FLORIDA; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

EID: 84855370231     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4180     Document Type: Article

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