The role of estrogen in the maintenance of primate pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 432-438

  Albrecht, Eugene D ^a   Aberdeen, Graham W ^a   Pepe, Gerald J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Baboon; Estrogen; Pregnancy maintenance; Primate

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM;

EID: 0034006070     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(00)70235-3     Document Type: Article

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