Regulations of gonadotropin secretion by circulating inhibin, estradiol, and progesterone in cyclic hamsters

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 277, Issue 5 40-5, 1999, Pages

  Kishi, Hisashi ^a   Itoh, Mariko ^b   Ohshima, Ken Ichi ^c   Wang, Ming Wei ^b   Watanabe, Gen ^c   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^c  

^a Natl Inst Anim Indust Min A   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Feedback; Follicle stimulating hormone; Immunoneutralization; Luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HAMSTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0032756853     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1999.277.5.e876     Document Type: Article

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