Exogenous interferon delays luteal regression in red deer hinds (Cervus elaphus) by suppressing steroid-induced endometrial oxytocin sensitivity

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 883-888

  Bainbridge, David R J ^a   Davies, Mervyn H ^b   Scaramuzzi, Rex J ^c   Jabbour, Henry N ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA1 INTERFERON; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DEER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEVER; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEROID ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0029839025     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.4.883     Document Type: Article

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