Hormonal regulation of female reproduction

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 587-591

  Christensen, A ^a,b   Bentley, G E ^c   Cabrera, R ^d   Ortega, H H ^e,f   Perfito, N ^c   Wu, T J ^g   Micevych, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^f Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^g UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

estradiol; GnRH; HPG axis; LH surge

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVULATION; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84863779692     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: 14394286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1306301     Document Type: Review

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