Oxytocin receptors in the porcine endometrium during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-70

  Okano, Akira ^a   Okuda, Kiyoshi ^b   Takahashi, Masashi ^a   Schams, Dieter ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Estrous cycle; Oxytocin receptors; Pig uterus; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030050421     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4320(95)01439-X     Document Type: Article

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