Gonadotropins and reproductive function in the anuran amphibian, Rana esculenta

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 88-93

  Polzonetti Magni, A M ^a   Mosconi, G ^a   Carnevali, O ^a   Yamamoto, K ^b   Hanaoka, Y ^c   Kikuyama, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; VITELLOGENIN;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FROG; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; VITELLOGENESIS; WINTER;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; LIVER; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; RANA ESCULENTA; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; STEROIDS; VITELLOGENESIS; VITELLOGENINS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA ESCULENTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031983389     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.1.88     Document Type: Article

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