Evidence for uterine horn differences in local concentrations of oxytocin, oxytocin receptor and prostaglandin f2α during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy in cows

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-165

  Cerbito, W A ^a   Miyamoto, A ^a   Sauerwein, H ^b   Wijayaguwardane, M P B ^a   Ohtani, M ^a   Takagi, M ^a   Sato, K ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 0000257517     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1997.tb01275.x     Document Type: Article

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