Paradoxical effect of supplementary progesterone between day 3 and day 7 on corpus luteum function and conceptus development in cattle

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 328-336

  O'Hara, L ^a   Forde, N ^a   Carter, F ^a   Rizos, D ^b   Maillo, V ^b   Ealy, A D ^c   Kelly, A K ^a   Rodriguez, P ^d   Isaka, N ^d   Evans, A C O ^a   Lonergan, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d CEVA SANTÉ ANIMALE   (France)

Author keywords

Conceptus; Cow; Embryo mortality; Fertility; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCEPTUS; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; EMBRYONIC AND PLACENTAL STRUCTURES; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HEIFER; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84891800590     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD12370     Document Type: Article

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