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548. Intramammary pressure changes in the lactating sow: II. The effects of vasopressin and acetylcholine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

W. G. Whittlestone
W. G. Whittlestone
Affiliation:
Ruakura Animal Research Station, Department of Agriculture, New Zealand
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Measurements of intramammary pressure changes in the sow following intravenous injection have shown that the milk-ejecting action of vasopressin and acetylcholine is similar to that of oxytocin. Doses up to 0·4 mg. of histamine produced no measurable effects within the mammary gland.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , June 1954 , pp. 183 - 187
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1954

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