TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Effect of Naloxone on Blood Progesterone of Creole Mexican Ewes with Induced Short Luteal Phase During the Anoestrus Season
AU - , H.V.O. Fuentes AU - , C.P.I. Fuentes AU - , C.A. Bernal AU - , C.R. Garcia De La Pena 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 8
IS  - 6
SP  - 1230
EP  - 1232
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2009.1230.1232
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.1230.1232
KW  - Naloxone luteal phase
KW  -anestrus
KW  -GnRH
KW  -HCL
KW  -modulators of production
AB  - From an extensive sheep flock, 20 creole mexican ewes were selected, age fluctuated between 2 and 6 years, allocated at random in groups of 10. Group 1 (n = 10) received a subcutaneous implant with 15 mg naloxone HCL. Group 2 (n = 10) was sham treated on the may 30-2008. Total 7 days after receiving the implant they were treated with GnRH (250 ng iv at 2 h interval for 24 h) and one final GnRH iv injection of 125 &#956;g. Blood samples were collected at 12 h intervals since, the beginning of the experiment and continued until 15 days after the last injection of GnRH. In 2 of the control ewes it was observed that progesterone concentrations increased since 36 h after the first dose of GnRH until a maximal of 3 ng mL<SUP>-1</SUP> of plasma progesterone concentration was reached on day 7 and the remaining 8 control ewes showed short luteal phases with a maximum of 1 ng mL<SUP>-1</SUP> of plasma progesterone. In ewes treated with naloxone 3 showed short luteal phases and 7 naloxone treated ewes had plasma progesterone concentrations similar to control ewes with normal luteal phases. There was a significant effect of treatment (p&lt;0.0019) between control and naloxone treated ewes. This results show that endogenous opioids are important modulators of reproduction in the ewe.
ER  -