Dynamics of circulating concentrations of gonadotropins and ovarian hormones throughout the menstrual cycle in the bonnet monkey: Role of inhibin A in the regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone secretion

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 817-824

  Suresh, P S ^a   Medhamurthy, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bonnet monkey; Corpus luteum; FSH; GnRH R antagonist; INH A; LH; P4

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HORMONE; PEPTIDE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SECRETION; SERUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MACACA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADAL HORMONES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MACACA RADIATA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; TIME FACTORS;

PRIMATES;

EID: 70349506170     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20709     Document Type: Article

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