Effects of dexamethasone administration to diestrus cows on systemic progesterone, estrogen and uterine cyclooxygenase production

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 263-271

  Broussard, J R ^d   Rocha, A ^a   Sirois, J ^b   Roussel, J D ^e   Thibodeaux, J K ^c   Godke, R A ^e   Hansel, W ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Tulsa Ctr Fertil and Women's Hlth   (United States)

^d Ctr Fertil and Adv Repro Care   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Cattle endocrinology; Cyclooxygenase; Estrogen; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; ISOENZYME; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIESTRUS; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TIME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; DEXAMETHASONE; DIESTRUS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; ISOENZYMES; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031187946     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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