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Prostaglandin E2 and F2 alpha in mid-pregnant rat uterus and at parturition by Gu, W, Rice, G E, Thorburn, G D

“…Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) produced by 15 days pregnant rat myometrium, by parturient rat myometrium and myometrium plus endometrium…”
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Effect of electroimmobilisation on ovine plasma concentrations of beta-endorphin/beta-lipotrophin, cortisol and prolactin by Jephcott, E H, McMillen, I C, Rushen, J, Hargreaves, A, Thorburn, G D

“…The effect of electroimmobilisation on the plasma concentrations of beta-endorphin/beta-lipotrophin (beta-EP/beta-LPH), cortisol and prolactin (PRL) has been…”
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Prostaglandins in the circulation of the fetal lamb by Challis, J R, Dilley, S R, Robinson, J S, Thorburn, G D

“…Prostaglandin E and PGF have been measured in the plasma of chronically catheterized fetal lambs throughout the last 20-35 days (0.73 onwards) of gestation…”
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Ultrastructural evidence of variation in the number of secretory granules within the granulosa cells of the sheep corpus luteum by Gemmell, R.T, Quirk, S.J, Jenkin, G, Thorburn, G.D

“…The granulosa luteal cells of the sheep corpus luteum secrete their hormonal products by exocytosis of granules. Electron micrographs of randomly selected…”
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Effect of epidermal growth factor on wool fibre morphology and skin histology by McDonald, B J, Waters, M J, Richards, M D, Thorburn, G D, Hopkins, P S

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Pulsatile Output of Prostaglandin F2α Does Not Increase Around the Time of Luteolysis in the Pregnant Goat1 by Ford, M.M., Thorburn, G.D., Caddy, D.J., Young, I.R.

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Pulsatile Output of Prostaglandin F2α Does Not Increase Around the Time of Luteolysis in the Pregnant Goat by M.M. Ford, G.D. Thorburn, D.J. Caddy, I.R. Young

“…Prostaglandin (PG) F 2α secreted from the uterus is the luteolysin of the estrous cycle and is also believed to be responsible for luteolysis in the pregnant…”
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Pulsatile output of prostaglandin F2alpha does not increase around the time of luteolysis in the pregnant goat by Ford, M.M, Thorburn, G.D, Caddy, D.J, Young, I.R

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The placenta, prostaglandins and parturition: a review by Thorburn, G D

“…It is proposed that in sheep, during the last third of gestation, a progressive increase in the production of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) by the fetal trophoblast…”
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Prostaglandin F concentrations in the utero-ovarian venous plasma of the sow during the late luteal phase of the oestrous cycle by Gleeson, A R, Thorburn, G D, Cox, R I

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The placenta, PGE2 and parturition by Thorburn, G D

“…It is proposed that prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), secreted by the fetal placenta of the sheep, acts as a circulating regulator of the physiological function of many…”
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Suppression of arousal by progesterone in fetal sheep by Crossley, K J, Nicol, M B, Hirst, J J, Walker, D W, Thorburn, G D

“…The high rate of progesterone synthesis by the placenta in late gestation exposes the ovine fetus to high concentrations of progesterone and its metabolites…”
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Angiotensin II infusion in vivo does not modulate cortisol secretion in the late-gestation ovine fetus by Poore, K.R. (Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.), Young, I.R, Canny, B.J, Thorburn, G.D

“…Maturation of the fetal adrenal gland is critical for the onset of ovine parturition. It has long been proposed that the fetal adrenal gland may be under…”
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Identification and characterization of monolayer cultures of shepp trophoblast cells maintained in bicameral culture chambers by Ralph, M.M, Lee, C.S, Thorburn, G.D

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Effect of oxytocin and estradiol on uterine prostaglandin release in nonpregnant and early-pregnant ewes by Burgess, K.M. (Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia), Ralph, M.M, Jenkin, G, Thorburn, G.D

“…The effects of exogenous oxytocin (OT) and estradiol-17 beta (E2) on plasma concentrations of prostaglandin (PG) E2 and 13, 14-dihydro-15-keto-PGF2 alpha…”
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Diurnal variations in plasma concentrations of cortisol, prolactin, growth hormone and glucose in the fetal sheep and pregnant ewe during late gestation by McMillen, I C, Thorburn, G D, Walker, D W

“…We have measured fetal and maternal plasma concentrations of cortisol, prolactin, GH and glucose in samples collected during a 24-h period in 14 animals…”
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Locations and molecular forms of gastrin-releasing peptide-like immunoreactive entities in ovine pregnancy by Xiao, Q., Challis, J.R.G., Fraser, M., Wlodek, M.E., Thorburn, G.D., Cuttita, F., Hill, D.J., St-Pierre, S., Spindel, E.R., McDonald, T.J.

“…Large quantities of gastrin-releasing peptide-like immunoreactivity (GRP-LI) are present in ovine pregnancy fluids (allantoic fluid > fetal plasma > esophageal…”
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Immunoreactive prostaglandin G/H synthase content increases in ovine cotyledons during late gestation by Rice, G E, Payne, M J, Wong, M H, Thorburn, G D

“…In this study, using gel electrophoresis and Western blotting, we have demonstrated that the content of irPGHS in ovine placenta increases during late…”
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Endocrine control of fetal growth by Browne, C A, Thorburn, G D

“…Fetal growth is regulated by fetal hormones in all species that have been studied. However, it is clear that strict definition of fetal growth must be applied…”
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THe relationship between myometrial activity and sleep state and breathing in fetal sheep throughout the last third of gestation by Nathanielsz, P W, Bailey, A, Poore, E R, Thorburn, G D, Harding, R

“…Between 106 and 144 days' gestation, periods of uterine electromyographic (EMG) activity and associated increases in uterine tone (contractures) were…”
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