Steroidogenesis in sheep pregnancy with intrauterine growth retardation by high-altitude hypoxia: Effects of maternal altitudinal status and antioxidant treatment

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 639-645

  Parraguez, Víctor H ^a   Urquieta, Bessie ^a   De Los Reyes, Mónica ^a   González Bulnes, Antonio ^b   Astiz, Susana ^b   Muñoz, Andrés ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

estradiol; 17 ; progesterone; vitamins C and E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HYPOXIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; STEROIDOGENESIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ASCORBIC ACID; BODY WEIGHT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; LINEAR MODELS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; STEROIDS; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84876547049     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD12020     Document Type: Article

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