Influence of estradiol and fetal stress on luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and prolactin in late-gestation fetal sheep

Neonatology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-161

  Wood, Charles E ^a   Keller Wood, Maureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Fetal stress; Late gestation fetal sheep

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTENSION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HYPOTENSION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79952859392     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324431     Document Type: Article

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