Plasma oxytocin and vasopressin concentrations in response to prostaglandin injection into the pig.
A single i.m. injection of 5 mg PGF-2 alpha evoked a significant elevation of plasma oxytocin values in sows 6 days post partum and during dioestrus. Plasma vasopressin levels in dioestrous sows were not significantly affected by PGF-2 alpha. It is concluded that circulating steroid levels do not interfere with the response of oxytocin levels to PGF-2 alpha.
D000818:Animals; D004031:Diestrus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000097:blood*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013552:Swine; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000097:blood*
D011460:Prostaglandins F; D014667:Vasopressins; D010121:Oxytocin