Testosterone antagonist (flutamide) blocks ovulation and preovulatory surges of progesterone, luteinizing hormone and oestradiol in laying hens

Reproduction

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1109-1114

  Rangel, P L ^a   Sharp, P J ^b   Gutierrez, Carlos G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; FLUBEST; FLUTAMIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; EGG LAYING; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FLUTAMIDE; HORMONES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVIPOSITION; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SECRETORY RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745219480     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.01067     Document Type: Article

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