Fertility patterns in female mice following treatment with arginine vastocin or melatonin.
Daily injections of either 2 mug arginine vasotocin (AVT) or 100 mug melatonin significantly prolonged the estrous cycles of mature female mice. If administered daily throughout pregnancy, none of the AVT-treated mice delivered viable pups.
D000818:Animals; D004971:Estrus / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects*; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008550:Melatonin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D011247:Pregnancy; D014668:Vasotocin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
D008550:Melatonin; D014668:Vasotocin