Inhibition of the secretion of LH in ovariectomised pigs by sustained but not repeated acute elevation of cortisol in the absence but not the presence of oestradiol

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 477-486

  Turner, A I ^a   Hemsworth, P H ^b   Canny, B J ^a   Tilbrook, A J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE DEPENDENCE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

EID: 0033395420     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1630477     Document Type: Article

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