Effects of thymulin on spontaneous puberty and gonadotrophin-induced ovulation in prepubertal normal and hypothymic mice

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 255-260

  Hinojosa, L ^b   Chavira, R ^a   Dominguez R ^b   Rosas, P ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN; THYMULIN;

ADRENAL FUNCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; THYMUS DISEASE;

EID: 0032693014     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1630255     Document Type: Article

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