Seasonal adiposity and delayed ovulation in a vespertilionid bat, Scotophilus heathi: Role of tumor necrosis factor-α

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 271-280

  Chanda, Diptiman ^a   Abhilasha, ^a   Krishna, Amitabh ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BAT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BAT; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HYPERINSULINISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; OVARY; OVULATION INHIBITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SECRETION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; ANOVULATION; BODY COMPOSITION; CHIROPTERA; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HYPERINSULINISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARY; OVULATION INHIBITION; SEASONS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ANIMALIA; SCOTOPHILUS; SCOTOPHILUS HEATHI; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0038817862     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/367941     Document Type: Article

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