Equine chorionic gonadotropin regulates luteal steroidogenesis in pregnant mares

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1062-1068

  Daels, P F ^a   Albrecht, B A ^a   Mohammed, H O ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORSES; PREGNANCY; PROGESTINS; STEROIDS;

EID: 0031740108     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.5.1062     Document Type: Article

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