Repeated induction of abortion in bitches and the effect on plasma concentrations of relaxin, progesterone and estradiol-17β

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 889-895

  Schafer Somi S ^a   Aksoy, O A ^b   Beceriklisoy, H B ^b   Einspanier, A ^c   Hoppen, H O ^d   Aslan, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dogs; Fertility; Hormones; Pregnancy termination

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; AGLEPRISTONE; CABERGOLINE; ERGOLINE DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRANE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; RELAXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; INDUCED ABORTION; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; DOGS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ERGOLINES; ESTRADIOL; ESTRENES; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RELAXIN;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34548215573     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.07.012     Document Type: Article

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