Changes in serum pregnancy-associated glycoprotein, pregnancy-specific protein B, and progesterone concentrations before and after induction of pregnancy loss in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 683-697

  Giordano, J O ^a   Guenther, J N ^a   Lopes, G ^a   Fricke, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Pregnancy loss; Pregnancy associated glycoprotein; Serum pregnancy specific protein B

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; PREGNANCY SPECIFIC BETA1 GLYCOPROTEIN; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; INDUCED ABORTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID ENDOPEPTIDASES; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY-SPECIFIC BETA 1-GLYCOPROTEINS; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84856138181     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4609     Document Type: Article

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