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| Watanabe, Sho; Shirasuna, Koumei; Matsui, Motozumi; Yamamoto, Dai; Berisha, Bajram; Schams, Dieter; Miyamoto, Akio; 白砂, 孔明; 松井, 基純; 宮本, 明夫. |
| Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a luteolytic mediator in the bovine corpus luteum (CL), and its action appears to be via endothelin type A receptor (ETR-A). Thus, the aim of the present study was to determine the effect of ETR-A antagonist on PGF(2)alpha-induced luteolysis in the cow. Cows on days 1012 of the estrous cycle were subjected to five intraluteal injections of the ETR-A antagonist LU 135252 in saline or only saline at -0.5, 2, 4, 6, and 8 h after PGF(2)alpha administration (=0 h). Serial luteal biopsies were conducted to determine the expression of mRNA in the luteal tissue. There were no significant differences in the decrease in plasma progesterone (P) concentrations and the mRNA expressions of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein and 3... |
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Palavras-chave: Apoptosis; Blood flow; Corpus luteum; Cow; Endothelin-1. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/922 |
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