Hyperprolactinemia is not associated with hyperestrogenism in noncycling African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 189, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-14

  Prado Oviedo, Natalia A ^a,b   Malloy, Elizabeth J ^c   Deng, Xinyi ^d   Brown, Janine L ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Hyperestrogenism; Ovarian cyclicity; Pituitary; Progestagens; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; CREATININE; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELEPHANT; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; ESTROGEN URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE METABOLISM; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE;

EID: 84877829422     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.03.035     Document Type: Article

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