Influence of estradiol and progesterone withdrawal on the secretion of and the temporal correlation between pulses of oxytocin and prostaglandin F(2α) in ewes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1228-1238

  Walker, D L ^a   Weston, P G ^a   Hixon, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ONAPRISTONE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; OVIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030972506     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.5.1228     Document Type: Article

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