Antiporcine relaxin (antipRLX540) treatment decreases relaxin plasma concentration and disrupts delivery in late pregnant pigs

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-316

  Cho, S J ^a   Dlamini, B J ^a   Klindt, J ^b   Schwabe, C ^c   Jacobson, C D ^a   Anderson, L L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antirelaxin serum; Parturition; Pregnancy; Relaxin; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032500775     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00135-3     Document Type: Article

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