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Prostaglandin F2α is released from the uterus of the sheep in a cyclic fashion, acts primarily in a local manner on the ovary via a counter-current mechanism, and is responsible for the periodic regression of the corpus luteum in this species.
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McCRACKEN, J., CARLSON, J., GLEW, M. et al. Prostaglandin F2α identified as a Luteolytic Hormone in Sheep. Nature New Biology 238, 129–134 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio238129a0
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