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Shirasuna, Koumei; Watanabe, S.; Oki, N.; Wijayagunawardane, M. P. B.; Matsui, Motozumi; Ohtani, M.; Miyamoto, Akio; 白砂, 孔明; 松井, 基純; 宮本, 明夫. |
Prostaglandin F-2 alpha (PGF(2 alpha)) is the primary luteolysin in the cow, and luteal endothelin-1 (ET-1) interacts with PGF(2 alpha) during the process of luteolysis. In contrast, a developing corpus luteum (CL) is refractory to exogenous administration of PGF(2 alpha). Thus, the present study was aimed to investigate the functional relationship between ET-1 and PGF(2 alpha) in the mid-CL (PGF(2 alpha)-sensitive) and early-CL (PGF(2 alpha)-refractory). In the mid-CL model, cows (n = 6/treatment) were assigned to receive one of five types of treatments on day 10 of the estrous cycle: (1) an injection of saline; control, (2) a 500 jig of PGF2. analogue (sufficient dose to induce luteolytis); full-PG, (3) an intraluteal injection of 0.25 mg ET-1; ET-1, (4)... |
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Palavras-chave: Endothelin-1; Prostaglandin F-2 alpha; Luteolysis; Corpus luteum; Cow. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/825 |
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