Prostaglandin F2α-Induced Functional Regression of the Corpus Luteum and Apoptosis in Rodents

• Main Authors: Zhiyan Wang (Author), Kazuhiro Tamura (Author), Mikihiro Yoshie (Author), Hiroshi Tamura (Author), Kazuhiko Imakawa (Author), Hiroshi Kogo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We investigated the relationship between prostaglandin (PG) F2α-induced functional luteal regression and apoptosis in the rodent ovary. Administration of PGF2α significantly decreased the serum levels of progesterone within 12 h after treatment in pseudopregnant mice. Apparent signals were detected...