The progesterone blockade of the luteinizing hormone surge is overcome by RU486

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 637-641

  Skinner, Donal C ^b,c   Bouchard, P ^a   Caraty, A ^b  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; LH surge; Progesterone receptor; RU486

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANTIGESTAGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SILICONE PROSTHESIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP;

EID: 0032813643     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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