Luteotropic mechanisms in the bovine corpus luteum: Role of oxytocin, prostaglandin f2α, progesterone and noradrenaline

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 125-137

  Skarzynski, Dariusz J ^a   Jaroszewski, Jerzy J ^b   Okuda, Kiyoshi ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Noradrenaline; Oxytocin; Progesterone; Prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001406430     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.47.125     Document Type: Article

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