Levels of progesterone and changes in prostaglandin F(2α) release during luteolysis and early pregnancy in llamas and the effect of treatment with flunixin meglumine

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 87-97

  Aba, M A ^a,b,c   Kindahl, H ^a,c   Forsberg, M ^a,c   Quiroga, M ^b   Auza, N ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Flunixin meglumine; Llama; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

15 KETO 13,14 DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; 15-KETO-13,14-DIHYDROPROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA; CLONIXIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; FLUNIXIN MEGLUMINE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BLOOD; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CLONIXIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN ANTAGONISTS;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; LAMA (CAMEL); LAMA GLAMA;

EID: 0034724735     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00068-3     Document Type: Article

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