Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 147-154 , August 2010

Tumor necrosis factor-α and acute-phase proteins in early pregnant ewes after challenge with peptidoglycan-polysaccharide

  • T.L. Dow

      Affiliations

    • Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
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  • G. Rogers-Nieman

      Affiliations

    • Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
    • ,
  • I. Holásková

      Affiliations

    • Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
    • ,
  • T.H. Elsasser

      Affiliations

    • Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville, MD
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  • R.A. Dailey

      Affiliations

    • Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, PO Box 6108, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6108, USA; Phone: (304) 293-2631; Fax: (304) 293-2232

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 T. L. Dow and G. Rogers-Nieman contributed an equal amount of work and are both considered first author.

PII: S0739-7240(10)00040-8

doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2010.04.001

Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 147-154 , August 2010

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