Oxytocin induces prostaglandin F2α release in pregnant cows: Influence of gestational age and oxytocin receptor concentrations

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 647-653

  Fuchs, Anna Riitta ^a,d   Keith Rollyson, M ^b,e   Meyer, Monte ^b   Fields, Michael J ^b   Minix, James M ^c   Randel, Ronald D ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

13,14 DIHYDRO 15 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LABOR; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DINOPROST; FEMALE; KINETICS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030043073     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod54.3.647     Document Type: Article

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