Elevated progesterone concentrations enhance prostaglandin F2α synthesis in dairy cows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 62-71

  dos Santos, Ricarda Maria ^a   Goissis, Marcelo Demarchi ^b   Fantini, David Augusto ^b   Bertan, Claudia Maria ^c   Vasconcelos, José Luiz Moraes ^c   Binelli, Mario ^b  

^a Esc Agrotecnica Fed de Uberlandia   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Estradiol; Oxytocin; Progesterone; Prostaglandin F2

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DINOPROST; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 67249163294     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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