Effects of elevated concentrations of prostaglandin F(2α) on pregnancy rates in progestogen supplemented cattle

Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators

Volumn 56, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 377-389

  Seals, R C ^a   Lemaster, J W ^a   Hopkins, F M ^a,b   Schrick, F N ^a,b  

^a Department of Animal Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Embryo; Oxytocin; Prostaglandin F(2 )

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; EMBRYO GROWTH; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GESTAGEN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROST; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032456041     PISSN: 00906980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-6980(98)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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