Stimulation of Primate Luteal Function by Recombinant Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Modulation of Steroid, but Not Relaxin, Production by an Inhibitor of 3β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase during Simulated Early Pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2307-2313

  Duffy, Diane M ^a   Hutchison, James S ^b,d   Stewart, Dennis R ^c   Stouffer, Richard L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ares Advanced Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d R W JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RES I   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RELAXIN; TRILOSTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; LUTEAL PHASE; MACACA; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RELAXIN;

EID: 0029888772     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.81.6.8964869     Document Type: Article

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