Pinealectomy or Melatonin Implantation Does Not Affect Prolactin Surge or Luteal Function in Pseudopregnant Rats

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 377-383

  Tamura, Hiroshi ^a   Nakamura, Yasuhiko ^a   Takiguchi, Shuji ^a   Kashida, Shiro ^a   Yamagata, Yoshiaki ^a   Sugino, Norihiro ^a   Kato, Hiroshi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Pineal body; PRL surge; Progesterone; Pseudopregnant rat

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RAT; SECRETION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; PROLACTIN; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SECRETORY RATE;

EID: 0032082238     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.45.377     Document Type: Article

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