Temporal relationship between plasma progesterone and oxytocin profiles inrelation to ovarian activity in sheep

Authors
Ahmed, WM Shalaby, SI
Citation
Wm. Ahmed et Si. Shalaby, Temporal relationship between plasma progesterone and oxytocin profiles inrelation to ovarian activity in sheep, I J ANIM SC, 68(11), 1998, pp. 1164-1166
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES
ISSN journal
03678318 → ACNP
Volume
68
Issue
11
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1164 - 1166
Database
ISI
SICI code
0367-8318(199811)68:11<1164:TRBPPA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The relationship between progesterone and oxytocin profiles during the oest rous cycle, early pregnancy, ovarian inactivity and after PGF(2)alpha injec tion in sheep, was examined. A parallelism between progesterone and oxytoci n levels during the estrous cycle (r = 0.846, P < 0.1) was observed. Early pregnant ewes and those having inactive ovaries had significant low oxytoci n levels. Injection of cloprostenol induced peak levels of oxytocin after 2 hr from injection (r = 0.366, P < 0.05).