Impact of preovulatory estradiol concentrations on conceptus development and uterine gene expression

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 16-26

  Bridges, G A ^a   Mussard, M L ^b   Pate, J L ^c   Ott, T L ^c   Hansen, T R ^d   Day, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Estradiol; Fertility; Uterine gene expression

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROESTRUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DINOPROST; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROESTRUS; UTERUS;

BOS;

EID: 84864087474     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.06.013     Document Type: Article

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