Effects of progesterone on the secondary surge of follicle-stimulating hormone in the rat

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-84

  Tebar M ^a   Uilenbroek, J Th J ^b   Kramer, P ^b   Van Schaik, R H N ^b   Wierikx, C D J ^b   Ruiz, A ^b   De Jong, F H ^b   Sanchez Criado J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA PROBE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; OVULATION; PROESTRUS; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

EID: 0343052575     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod57.1.77     Document Type: Article

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