Blockage of gonadotropin-induced first ovulation caused by thyroidectomy and its possible mechanisms in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 275, Issue 3 38-3, 1998, Pages

  Tamura, Kazuhiro ^a   Hatsuta, Minoru ^a   Watanabe, Gen ^b   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^b   Kogo, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Inhibin; Preovulatory luteinizing hormone; Prolactin; Thyroid function

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0031698140     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.275.3.e380     Document Type: Article

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