Genital blood flow and endometrial gene expression during the preovulatory period after prostaglandin F2α-Induced luteolysis in different luteal phases in cows

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-315

  Jordan, Anne ^a   Herzog, Kathrin ^a   Ulbrich, Susanne E ^b   Beindorff, Nicola ^a   Honnens, Änne ^a   Krüger, Lars ^a   Miyamoto, Akio ^c   Bollwein, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Cow; Endometrial receptors; Follicle; Prostaglandin F2

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD FLOW; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEOLYSIS; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DINOPROST; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENITALIA, FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

FRIESIA;

EID: 67651155358     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20140     Document Type: Article

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