Endocrine function and duration time of estrous cyclicity of the ovariectomized recipiented neonate vitrified ovarian grafts mice after treatment with melatonin

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 341-347

  Masoud, Hemadi ^a   Ghasem, Saki ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Estrous cyclicity; Melatonin; Ovariectomy; Sex hormones; Transplantation; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILE PERIOD; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; VAGINA CYTOLOGY;

EID: 77955634818     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.379.385     Document Type: Article

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