Follicle growth, ovulation, and luteal formation in primates and rodents: A comparative perspective

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 238, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 539-548

  Chaffin, Charles L ^a   Vandevoort, Catherine A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Granulosa; Ovary; Ovulation; Primate; Rodent

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER A1; ADAMTS1 PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LIVER X RECEPTOR; LIVER X RECEPTOR ALPHA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

CORPUS LUTEUM; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATION PERIOD; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEOLYSIS; MACACA; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS;

CORPUS LUTEUM; GRANULOSA; OVARY; OVULATION; PRIMATE; RODENT;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MICE; OVARY; OVULATION; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84881589762     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1535370213489437     Document Type: Review

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