Melatonin affects steroidogenesis and delayed ovulation during winter in vespertilionid bat, Scotophilus heathi

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 107-116

  Srivastava, Raj Kamal ^a   Krishna, Amitabh ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Melatonin; Ovary; Ovulation; Progesterone receptor; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTROGEN; MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B; STEROID HORMONE; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BAT; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCOTOPHILUS HEATHI; SEASONAL VARIATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; WINTER;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; BLOOD; CHIROPTERA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; OVARY; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SEASONS; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE; THECA CELLS;

SCOTOPHILUS HEATHI; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 72449176315     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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