Cortisol interferes with the estradiol-induced surge of luteinizing hormone in the ewe

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 458-463

  Wagenmaker, Elizabeth R ^a   Breen, Kellie M ^a   Oakley, Amy E ^a   Pierce, Bree N ^b   Tilbrook, Alan J ^b   Turner, Anne I ^b   Karsch, Fred J ^a,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Estradiol; Glucocorticoid; Lh surge; Luteinizing hormone; Positive feedback; Stress

Indexed keywords

DRUG VEHICLE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; EWE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ANIMALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENDOTOXINS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 62149101891     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.074252     Document Type: Article

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