Uterine responsiveness of oxytocin and prostaglandin F in heat-acclimated rats

Uriel A. Sod-Moriah, John M.P. Finberg

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Abstract

1. 1. Contractility, in vitro, was examined in uterine horns of rats acclimated to 35°C and controls (22°C). 2. 2. Responses to oxytocin and prostaglandin F were measured in the four stages of the estrus cycle and on day 4 of pregnancy. 3. 3. Responses to oxytocin of uteri from heat acclimated rats were significantly depressed in estrus. metestrus and diestrus, while responses to prostaglandin Fh2α were decreased in estrus and metestrus. 4. 4. Responses to oxytocin and prostaglandin were slightly but insignificantly decreased in uteri from pregnant day 4 heat-acclimated rats.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)967-970
Number of pages4
JournalComparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology
Volume74
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1983

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology

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