Hypothyroidism caused by phenobarbital affects patterns of estrous cyclicity in rats

Congenital Anomalies

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 55-61

  Li, Yumei ^a,b   Kumazawa, Toshihiko ^a   Ishiguro, Tsukasa ^a   Kawakami, Yuriko ^a   Nishitani, Hiromi ^a   Tagawa, Yoshiaki ^a   Matsumoto, Yukiharu ^a  

^a SANWA KAGAKU KENKYUSHO CO LTD   (Japan)

^b HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Hypothyroidism; Persistent estrus; Phenobarbital; Rat

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LIOTHYRONINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; UTERUS; VAGINA SMEAR;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; OVARY; PHENOBARBITAL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RATS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79956193751     PISSN: 09143505     EISSN: 17414520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2011.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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