Ovariectomy and 17β-estradiol replacement in rats and mice: A visual demonstration

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 64, 2012, Pages

  Ström, Jakob O ^a   Theodorsson, Annette ^a   Ingberg, Edvin ^a   Isaksson, Ida Maria ^a   Theodorsson, Elvar ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Administration; Issue 64; Medicine; Mouse; Nutella; Oophorectomy; Physiology; Rat; Silastic capsules

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; SILASTIC;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCAPSULE; MOUSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARIECTOMY; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CAPSULES; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; MICE; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 84863746495     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/4013     Document Type: Article

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