Estrous cycle- and acute stress-related changes of rat ovarian immunoreactive corticotropin-releasing factor

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 75-82

  Nappi, R E ^a,c   Petraglia, F ^b   Guo, A L ^b   Criscuolo, M ^b   Trentini, G P ^b   Genazzani, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Cold swimming stress; Corticotropin releasing factor; Estrous cycle; Ovary; Reproductive function; Stress response

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REPRODUCTION; STRESS;

EID: 0029923050     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599609097895     Document Type: Article

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