Autonomic neural control of the ovary: Does the peripheral muscarinic system participate?

Periodicum Biologorum

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 499-503

  Trkulja, Vladimir ^a   Lacković, Zdravko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Muscarinic system; Ovary

Indexed keywords

MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; DNA CONTENT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031445253     PISSN: 00315362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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