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Reproductive Hormones Overview - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 19:44, 2 November 2013
, 19:44, 2 November 2013→Prostaglandin (PGE2)
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In females it's target tissue is the [[Corpus_Luteum_Regression_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|corpus luteum]] and the oviduct where it helps induce ovulation and the secretion of progesterone from the corpus luteum. PGE<sub>2</sub> also plays an important role during labour where it aids the softening of the cervix and aids stimulation of uterine contractions.
In females it's target tissue is the cervix (it is a potent cervical dilator), [[Corpus_Luteum_Regression_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|corpus luteum]] and the oviduct where it helps induce ovulation and the secretion of progesterone from the corpus luteum. PGE<sub>2</sub> also plays an important role during labour where it aids the softening of the cervix in animals with a soft-type cervix(equine and human) and aids stimulation of uterine contractions. It can thus be used to prepare the tract for parturition.
===Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG)===
===Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG)===