Administration of long term estradiol and progesterone followed by progesterone withdrawal does not alter the plasma oxytocin secretory response to cholecystokinin or the pituitary oxytocin content in ovariectomized rats

Endocrine Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 69-80

  Amico, Janet A ^a   Thomas, Abraham ^a   Hollingshead, Deborah J ^a   Kim, Norma B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTOKININ; ESTRADIOL; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

EID: 0030905338     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07435809709031843     Document Type: Article

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