Estrous cycle characteristics, luteal function, secretion of oxytocin (OT) and plasma concentrations of 15-keto-13,14-dihydro-PGF2α (PGF2α-metabolite) after administration of low doses of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) in pony mares

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 1573-1582

  Handler, Johannes ^a   Wüstenhagen, Andrea ^a   Schams, Dieter ^b   Kindahl, Hans ^c   Aurich, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Research Centre for Milk and Food   (Germany)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Low dose PGF2 treatment; Luteolysis; Mare; Oxytocin; PGF2 metabolite

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 1542350002     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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