The decline in yolk progesterone concentrations during incubation is dependent on embryonic development in the European starling

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 415-419

  Paitz, Ryan T ^a   Casto, Joseph M ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; European starling; Maternal effects; Metabolism; Progesterone; Yolk steroids

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; RADIOACTIVITY; STARLING; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84859911455     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.12.014     Document Type: Article

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