Time related changes in luteal prostaglandin synthesis and steroidogenic capacity during pregnancy, normal and antiprogestin induced luteolysis in the bitch

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 129-138

  Kowalewski, Mariusz Pawel ^a   Beceriklisoy, Hakki Bülent ^b   Aslan, Selim ^b   Agaoglu, Ali Reha ^b   Hoffmann, Bernd ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antiprogestin; Corpus luteum; Dog; Pregnancy; Prostaglandins; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ISOMERASE; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN D2 11 KETOREDUCTASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN-F SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CORPUS LUTEUM; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYSTERECTOMY; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DNA PRIMERS; DOGS; FEMALE; HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASES; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAMOLECULAR OXIDOREDUCTASES; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN E; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 69049101143     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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