The ovary-mediated FSH attenuation of the LH surge in the rat involves a decreased gonadotrophy progesterone receptor (PR) action but not PR expression

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 583-592

  Gordon, Ana ^a   Garrido Gracia, José C ^a   Aguilar, Rafaela ^a   Bellido, Carmina ^a   Velasco, Juan A García ^b   Millan, Yolanda ^a   Tena Sempere, Manuel ^a   de las Mulas, Juana Martín ^a   Sánchez Criado, José E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b IVI Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCUBATION TIME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; METESTRUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; VAGINA CYTOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIESTRUS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPHS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEOLYTIC AGENTS; MIFEPRISTONE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PROESTRUS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 41149094465     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-07-0223     Document Type: Article

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