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The effect of oxytocin treatment on the levels of prostaglandin F in the blood of heifers

Summary. Six heifers with normal oestrous cycles were treated i.m. with 100 i.u. oxytocin on 3 consecutive days, commencing on Days 1–6 after oestrus, and the levels of prostaglandin (PG) F in posterior vena cava plasma were compared with pretreatment values. An increase of PGF in response to oxytocin was significantly influenced by day, with the greatest response occurring on Day 3 after oestrus. In an ovariectomized heifer the levels of PGF in posterior vena cava plasma increased 24 h after priming with oestradiol, but no further increase occurred after oxytocin injection. Peak levels of PGF were higher in the plasma of the posterior vena cava than in the jugular vein. Various storage conditions of the blood before centrifugation and freezing (–20°C) produced significant differences in plasma levels of endogenous PGF, but storage experiments with added labelled PGF-2 indicated that the PG was stable in plasma and whole blood.

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