Nutritional influences on folliculogenesis

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 274-282

  Hernandez Medrano, J H ^a   Campbell, B K ^a   Webb, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84864315425     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02086.x     Document Type: Article

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