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Estrous Cycle

Known as: cycle estrous, Cycles, Estrous, Estrous Cycles 
The period of cyclic physiological and behavior changes in non-primate female mammals that exhibit ESTRUS. The estrous cycle generally consists of 4… 
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Cytochromes P-450scc, P-450(17)alpha, adrenodoxin, and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-cytochrome P-450 reductase in bovine follicles and corpora lutea. Changes in specific…
To investigate the basis for the pattern of ovarian steroid production during the bovine estrous cycle, the tissue concentrations… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Altered pituitary responsiveness to gonadotropin- releasing hormone in middle-aged rats with 4-day estrous cycles.
We employed a perifusion system to compare the GnRH responsiveness of pituitaries removed from young (3-6 months old) and middle… 
1981
1981
Binding characteristics of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors throughout the estrous cycle of the hamster.
The magnitude of LH secretion in response to exogenous gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) varies regularly through the stages… 
1981
1981
Estrogen receptors in the neuroendocrine tissues of the ewe in relation to breed, season, and stage of the estrous cycle.
Estrogen receptors (ER) in the neuroendocrine tissues of female sheep have been studied with respect to breed, season, and stage… 
1976
1976
Regional brain variations of tryptophan, monoamines, monoamine oxidase activity, plasma free and total tryptophan during the estrous cycle of the rat.
Normal 4-day cyclic rats were sacrificed at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on proestrus or estrus and at 10 a.m. on metestrus. Noradrenaline… 
1973
1973
Diurnal changes of hypothalamic content of corticotropin-releasing activity in female rats at various stages of the estrous cycle.
The correlation between the daily changes of the hypothalamic CRF content and the stages of the estrous cycle was examined in the… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Alterations in serum FSH-LH ratios in relation to the estrous cycle, pseudopregnancy, and gonadectomy in the mouse.
Changes in mouse serum FSH and LH during the estrous cycle and pseudopregnancy were determined by the NIAMD Rat FSH and LH… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Uterine estrogen receptor in rats during pubescence and the estrous cycle.
Employing an in vitro method, the content of available estrogen receptor in the 100,000 Xg supernatant fraction of uterine… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Polyspermic fertilization in pigs during the luteal phase of the estrous cycle.
  • R. Hunter
  • The Journal of experimental zoology
  • 1967
  • Corpus ID: 31167181
Mammalian eggs ovulated during the luteal phase of the estrous cycle or after progesterone injections rarely become fertilized… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Influence of luteinizing hormone on corpus luteum metabolism and progesterone biosynthesis throughout the bovine estrous cycle.
Progesterone biosynthesis in vitro by slices of bovine corpora lutea obtained surgically throughout the estrous cycle has been…