Endocrine activity of the corpus luteum and placenta during pregnancy in Chalcides chalcides (Reptilia, Squamata)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-270

  Guarino, Fabio Maria ^a   Paulesu, Luana ^b   Cardone, Anna ^a   Bellini, Luigi ^a   Ghiara, Gianfranco ^b   Angelini, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; ENDOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REPTILE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344542021     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1998.7098     Document Type: Article

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