Effects of cortisol on pregnancy rate and corpus luteum function in heifers: An in vivo study

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 223-230

  Duong, Hai Thanh ^a   Piotrowska Tomala, Katarzyna Karolina ^b   Acosta, Tomas Javier ^a   Bah, Mamadnu Mousa ^b   Sinderewicz, Emilia ^b   Majewska, Magdalena ^b   Jankowska, Katarzynna ^b   Okuda, Kiyoshi ^a   Skarzynski, Dariusz Jan ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cortisol; Early pregnancy; Estrous cycle; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; ANTIMETABOLITE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DAIRYING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INBRED STRAIN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NIDATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SECRETION (PROCESS);

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE TYPE 1; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, INBRED STRAINS; ANTIMETABOLITES; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DAIRYING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; METYRAPONE; POLAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84861212322     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.11-122T     Document Type: Article

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