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. 1997 Jan;21(1):45-50.
doi: 10.1023/b:verc.0000009700.44186.99.

Uterine activity after induction of hypocalcaemia in the ovariectomized camel (Camelus dromedarius)

M M al-Eknah  1 , A M Homeida, E A Dafalla, A K Galil, A Y al-Tahir
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Uterine activity after induction of hypocalcaemia in the ovariectomized camel (Camelus dromedarius)

M M al-Eknah et al. Vet Res Commun. 1997 Jan.

Abstract

Bilateral ovariectomy was performed in three parous, non-pregnant camels. Intrauterine and intraabdominal pressure changes were recorded using balloon-tipped catheters. Uterine contractions were induced and maintained in the ovariectomized camels by daily intramuscular injections of 5 mg oestradiol benzoate throughout the experimental period. The frequency of uterine contractions varied from 6 to 9 per minute, whereas the amplitude varied from 2 to 3 kPa in all the animals. Inducing hypocalcaemia to a level of 0.5 mmol/L by Na2EDTA reduced the amplitude of the contractions to below 1 kPa (p < 0.001). The frequency of the contractions was not affected.

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