Theriogenology
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 374-383 , August 2010

Heat shock protein 70 gene expression in equine blastocysts after exposure of oocytes to high temperatures in vitro or in vivo after exercise of donor mares

  • C.J. Mortensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471
    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, 459 Shealy Dr. P.O. Box 110910, Gainesville, FL 32611-0910
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author. Tel.: +1 352 392 0133; fax: +1 352 392 7652
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  • Y.-H. Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466
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  • N.H. Ing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471
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  • D.C. Kraemer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466
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  • M.M. Vogelsang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471
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  • Katrin Hinrichs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466

Received 2 October 2009 ,Revised 12 February 2010 ,Accepted 22 February 2010.

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PII: S0093-691X(10)00120-2

doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.02.020

Theriogenology
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 374-383 , August 2010

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