Relaxin and estrogen synergistically accelerate growth and development in the uterine cervix of prepubertal pigs

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 149-158

  Huang, Chang J ^a,b   Li, Yangfan ^a,c   Anderson, Lloyd L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix; Collagen; Hydroxyl Proline; Oestrogen; Pig uterus; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

DNA; ESTRADIOL; HYDROXYPROLINE; PROTEIN; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; UTERINE CERVIX;

ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; COHORT STUDIES; DNA; DRUG SYNERGISM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYDROXYPROLINE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; ORGAN SIZE; PROTEINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RELAXIN; SWINE;

EID: 0031105935     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01593-X     Document Type: Article

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