Identification of a functional corpus luteum in the Atlantic hagfish, Myxine glutinosa

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-101

  Powell, Mickie L ^a   Kavanaugh, Scott ^a   Sower, Stacia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agnathan; Corpus lutea; Hagfish; Myxine glutinosa; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GONAD; HAGFISH; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33744978508     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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