The antiovulatory potential of progesterone antagonists correlates with a down-regulation of progesterone receptors in the hypothalamus, pituitary and ovaries

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-150

  Donath, J ^a   Nishino, Y ^b   Schulz, T ^a   Michna, H ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Immunohistochemistry; Ovary; Pituitary; Progesterone antagonist; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ONAPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMATURITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INHIBITION; PROESTRUS; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034063499     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(00)80073-4     Document Type: Article

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