Biochemical analysis of female mice urine with reference to endocrine function: A key tool for estrus detection

Zoological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 600-605

  Achiraman, Shanmugam ^a   Archunan, Govindaraju ^a   Sankarganesh, Devaraj ^a   Rajagopal, Thangavel ^a,b   Rengarajan, Rengasamy Lakshminarayanan ^a   Kokilavani, Palanivel ^a   Kamalakkannan, Soundararajan ^a,c   Kannan, Soundarapandian ^d  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b AYYA NADAR JANAKI AMMAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

carbohydrate; estrus; fatty acids; lipid; mouse; ovariectomy; protein

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MOUSE; OVARIECTOMY; SEXUAL MATURATION; URINE;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MICE; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 79961092089     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.600     Document Type: Article

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