Stimulatory and Inhibitory Effects of Intracranial Estrogen and Progesterone on Ovulation in Rats |
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4-day rat 5-day cycle 5-day cyclic rats advanced ovulation advancement of ovulation AHA-POA animals ovulating anterior pituitary autopsy basal block ovulation brain Brown-Grant C. H. Sawyer cannula Chol cholesterol cholesterol implants Cornified corpora lutea corpus luteum critical period cyclers diestrous diestrus-2 Döcke Dörner doses electrical stimulation Endocrinol Endocrinology endogenous estrogen estradiol estradiol benzoate estrogen implants estrogen secretion estrous behavior estrous cycle Everett experiments female rats follicles follicular phase gonado gonadotropin secretion hypothalamic immature rats implants of progesterone increase induced ovulation intracranial implantation intrapituitary levels LH release LHRF luteinizing hormone McCann median eminence implants median eminence region morning of proestrus neural norethindrone ovaries ovulated early ovulated one day ovulatory pentobarbital pitui plasma LH precocious puberty preoptic area Prog progesterone implants progestin rabbit Rat Ovulating releasing factors reproductive function steroids surge tion tropin uterine weight Uterus vaginal cornification vaginal cycling vaginal opening vaginal smear