Luteal cell steroidogenesis in relation to delayed embryonic development in the Indian short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx

Zoology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-159

  Meenakumari, Karukayil J ^a   Banerjee, Arnab ^a   Krishna, Amitabh ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Corpus luteum; Embryonic development; Reproductive delay; Steroidogenic factors

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ESTROGEN; STEROID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CORPUS LUTEUM; CYTOLOGY; DELAYED IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEASON;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION, DELAYED; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; SEASONS; STEROIDS;

CHIROPTERA; CYNOPTERUS SPHINX;

EID: 59749090254     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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