Estrous cycle in ob/ob and ovariectomized female mice and its relation with estrogen and leptin

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-130

  Ng, Ka Yan ^a   Yong, Jennifer ^a   Chakraborty, Tandra R ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Estrous cycle; Leptin; ob ob; Ovariectomized mice

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LEPTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VAGINA SMEAR; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LEPTIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, OBESE; OVARIECTOMY; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 72149109517     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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