Premature parturition after infusion of corticotrophin or cortisol into foetal lambs

J Endocrinol. 1968 Oct;42(2):323-9. doi: 10.1677/joe.0.0420323.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Glands / anatomy & histology
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn / anatomy & histology
  • Estradiol / pharmacology
  • Female
  • Fetus / drug effects*
  • Hydrocortisone / pharmacology*
  • Labor, Induced*
  • Labor, Obstetric / drug effects
  • Organ Size
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System / physiology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Sheep

Substances

  • Estradiol
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Hydrocortisone