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Conceptus metabolomic profiling reveals stage-specific phenotypes leading up to pregnancy recognition in cattle†.
Biology of reproduction - 7 May 2021
Simintiras Constantine A, Sánchez José M, McDonald Michael, O'Callaghan Elena, Aburima Ahmed A, Lonergan Patrick
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Reproductive efficiency in livestock is a major driver of sustainable food production. The poorly understood process of ruminant conceptus elongation (a) prerequisites maternal pregnancy recognition, (b) is essential to successful pregnancy establishment, and (c) coincides with a period of significant conceptus mortality. Conceptuses at five key developmental stages between Days 8-16 were recovered and cultured...
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