Correlations among body temperature, plasma progesterone, cortisol and prostaglandin F2α of the periparturient bitch

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 264-268

  Veronesi, M C ^a   Battocchio, M ^a   Marinelli, L ^a,b   Faustini, M ^a   Kindahl, H ^a,c   Cairoli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; DOG; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DINOPROST; DOGS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036616186     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2002.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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