Persistent breeding-induced endometritis (PBIE) or delayed uterine clearance (DUC) are
major causes of mare subfertility. Oxytocin and its receptor are thought to play significant …

Oxytocin (OXT) has been used to prolong the luteal phase in mares, but its mechanism of
action is unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of chronic exogenous …

The aim of this field study was to examine the influence of the uterotonic substance oxytocin
in 2 different therapeutic dosages of 15 and 25 iu, respectively on the uterine drainage of …

Our objectives were to examine changes in endometrial and luteal gene expression during
estrus, diestrus, pregnancy and treatments to induce luteolysis and putatively induce …

Reasons for performing study Fetal membrane retention can be a life‐threatening condition
and its incidence exceeds 50% in heavy draught mares. Although fetal membrane retention …

The development of uterine oxytocin receptors is an important regulatory step in the initiation
of labour. Paracrine production of oxytocin by uterine and placental tissues may also be …

This study has localised oxytocin receptor (OTR) mRNA expression within the cervix of non-
pregnant ewes and related this to changes in the sensitivity of the cervical musculature to …

It has been reported that oxytocin is produced not only in the hypothalamus and posterior
pituitary but also in outside the classical hypothalamo–neurohypophyseal axis such as the …

Oxytocin receptors play an important role in the establishment of pregnancy and parturition
in ruminants. Previous studies in cyclic and early pregnant ewes have indicated that …

Our understanding of the temporal changes in endometrial and luteal gene transcripts
related to the actions of oxytocin and prostaglandin during early equine pregnancy is …