Characterization of the estrous cycle in Octodon degus

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 664-671

  Mahoney, Megan M ^a   Rossi, Brooke V ^b   Hagenauer, Megan H ^c   Lee, Theresa M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Corpus luteum; Female mating behavior; Ovary; Ovulatory cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; COPULATION; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; OCTODON; OCTODON DEGUS; OVARY; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OCTODON; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION;

HYSTRICOGNATHI; OCTODON DEGUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 79953267959     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.087403     Document Type: Article

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