Reproductive cycle of the Neotropical Crotalus durissus terrificus: I. Seasonal levels and interplay between steroid hormones and vasotocinase

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-150

  Almeida Santos, S M ^a   Abdalla, F M F ^a   Silveira, P F ^a   Yamanouye, N ^a   Breno, M C ^a   Salomao M G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crotalus; Estradiol; Progesterone; Reproduction; Vasotocinase

Indexed keywords

CYSTYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; ENZYME; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOTOCINASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTALUS DURISSUS TERRIFICUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNAKE; SPRING; SUMMER; VITELLOGENESIS; WINTER;

CROTALUS DURISSUS;

EID: 7044227716     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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