Circulating concentrations of leptin, ovarian follicle number, and oocyte lipid content and active mitochondria, in Zebu crossbred cows maintained on standard or improved nutrition

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 7-13

  Castaneda, C A ^a,c   Kaye, P ^a   Pantaleon, M ^a   Phillips, N ^a   Fry, R ^b   D'Occhio, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Speedbreed   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bovine; Leptin; Lipid; Mitochondria; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CATTLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIET; FEMALE; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; LEPTIN; LINEAR MODELS; LIPID METABOLISM; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MITOCHONDRIA; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; QUEENSLAND;

BOS INDICUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84879837076     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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