Retrograde transfer of steroid hormones to the ovary in luteal and follicular phases of porcine oestrous cycle in vivo

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 140-144

  Stefanczyk Krzymowska S ^a   Wasowska B ^a   Chlopek J ^a   Grzegorzewski, W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE TRANSPORT; IN VIVO STUDY; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; OVARIAN VEIN; OVARY; OVARY FUNCTION; SEXUAL MATURITY; SWINE; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 9144271025     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2003.002612     Document Type: Article

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