Effects of sensorial denervation induced by capsaicin injection at birth or on day three of life, on puberty, induced ovulation and pregnancy

Life Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2113-2125

  Morán, Carolina ^a,b   Morales, Leticia ^a   Razo, Rocío Selene ^a   Apolonio, Javier ^a   Quiróz, Ubaldo ^a   Chavira, Roberto ^c   Domínguez, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Follicular development; Ovulation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; ESTRADIOL; NORADRENALIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DENERVATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; RAT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0043206173     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00598-8     Document Type: Article

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