Sexual differentiation of oestradiol-LH positive feedback in a marsupial

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 269-274

  Rudd, C D ^a,b,e   Short, R V ^b,c   McFarlane, J R ^d   Renfree, M B ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVULATION; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALIA; EUTHERIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 0032956759     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1150269     Document Type: Article

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