Developmental programming: Postnatal estradiol amplifies ovarian follicular defects induced by fetal exposure to excess testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in sheep

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 444-455

  Veiga Lopez, A ^a   Wurst, A K ^b,c   Steckler, T L ^a,d   Ye, W ^e   Padmanabhan, V ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

follicular dynamics; infertility; polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; DRUG IMPLANT; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG IMPLANT; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LUTEINIZATION; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SHEEP; TIME FACTOR;

ANIMALS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LUTEINIZATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84898956767     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719113503412     Document Type: Article

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