Effects of ovarian steroids on uterine growth, morphology, and cell proliferation in ovariectomized, steroid-treated ewes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 588-596

  Johnson, M L ^a   Redmer, D A ^a   Reynolds, L P ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HYPERTROPHY; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHEEP; UTERUS GROWTH; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030855313     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod57.3.588     Document Type: Article

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