Direct actions of ACTH on ovarian function of pseudopregnant rabbits

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 339, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 63-71

  Guelfi, Gabriella ^a   Zerani, Massimo ^c   Brecchia, Gabriele ^a   Parillo, Francesco ^c   Dall'Aglio, Cecilia ^b   Maranesi, Margherita ^a   Boiti, Cristiano ^a  

^a Department of Biopathological Science and Hygiene of Animal and Alimentary Production   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Glucocorticoid receptor; MC2R; NOS; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MELANOCORTIN 2 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IN VITRO STUDY; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RABBIT; UPREGULATION;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEAL CELLS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGESTERONE; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RABBITS; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 2; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79958055732     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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