Placental development during early pregnancy in sheep: Effects of embryo origin on fetal and placental growth and global methylation

Theriogenology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-102

  Grazul Bilska, Anna T ^a   Johnson, Mary Lynn ^a   Borowicz, Pawel P ^a   Baranko, Loren ^a   Redmer, Dale A ^a   Reynolds, Lawrence P ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy; Global methylation; Growth; Placenta; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84870539166     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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