Effects of diet and exposure to hindlimb suspension on estrous cycling in Sprague-Dawley rats

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 286, Issue 3 49-3, 2004, Pages

  Tou, Janet C L ^a   Grindeland, Richard E ^a   Wade, Charles E ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Hypogravity; Phytoestrogen; Reproduction; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION 93G DIET; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; IMMOBILIZATION; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; STEROID URINE LEVEL; STRESS;

EID: 1442349748     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00287.2003     Document Type: Article

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