Hormonal changes during parturition in heifers and goats are related to the phases and severity of labour

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-85

  Hydbring, E ^a   Madej, A ^a   MacDonald, E ^b   Drugge Boholm, G ^a   Berglund, B ^a   Olsson, K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METENKEPHALIN; NORADRENALIN; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOAT; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LABOR; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; VASOPRESSIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; CATTLE; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; GOATS; HYDROCORTISONE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LINEAR MODELS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0032958458     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1600075     Document Type: Article

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