Circulating LH levels and the response to exogenous GnRH in the common mole-rat: Implications for reproductive regulation in this social, seasonal breeding species

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-228

  Spinks, Andrew C ^a   Bennett, Nigel C ^b   Faulkes, Chris G ^c   Jarvis, Jennifer U M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common mole rat; GnRH; LH; Seasonal breeding; Socially induced infertility

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOLE RAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0034107536     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hbeh.2000.1576     Document Type: Article

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