Continuous infusion of relaxin on periparturient progesterone, oxytocin and relaxin plasma concentrations and time of parturition in beef heifers

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 15-25

  Smith, K H ^a,c   Musah, A I ^a,d   Cho, S J ^a   Schwabe, C ^b   Anderson, L L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heifer; Oxytocin; Parturition; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RELAXIN; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031106261     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01616-8     Document Type: Article

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