The estrous cycle of the ewe is resistant to disruption by repeated, acute psychosocial stress

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1206-1215

  Wagenmaker, Elizabeth R ^a,b   Breen, Kellie M ^a,b,d   Oakley, Amy E ^a,b,e   Tilbrook, Alan J ^c   Karsch, Fred J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Estrous cycle; Follicular phase; Food restriction; LH surge; Luteinizing hormone; Ovulatory cycle; Stress

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ACUTE STRESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ESTRUS CYCLE; EWE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HYPOTHESIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BLINDNESS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SHEEP; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77953847338     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.109.078774     Document Type: Article

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