Exogenous oxytocin stimulates uterine secretion of prostaglandin F(2α) in cyclic and early pregnant swine

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 838-843

  Carnahan, Kevin G ^a   Prince, B Craig ^a   Mirando, Mark A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; HYDROLYSIS; HYSTERECTOMY; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029811879     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.4.838     Document Type: Article

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