Effect of luteinizing hormone (LH), pregnancy specific protein B (PSPB), or arachidonic acid (AA) on ovine endometrium of the estrous cycle or placental secretion of prostaglandins E2 (PGE2) and F2α (PGF2α) and progesterone in vitro

Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 55-73

  Weems, Y S ^a   Kim, L ^a   Humphreys, V ^a   Tsuda, V ^a   Weems, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Luteinizing hormone; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DRUG VEHICLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN B; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREED; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; SHEEP; SPECIES COMPARISON; UTERUS;

EID: 0037387165     PISSN: 00906980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-6980(03)00004-2     Document Type: Article

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