Plasma concentrations of key metabolites and insulin in late-pregnant ewes carrying 1 to 5 fetuses

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 318-324

  Moallem, U ^a   Rozov, A ^a   Gootwine, E ^a   Honig, H ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hyperketonemia; Insulin; Multiple fetuses; Pregnant ewe

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; INSULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LITTER SIZE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; SHEEP;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FEMALE; INSULIN; LITTER SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SHEEP;

EID: 84855408655     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-3905     Document Type: Article

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