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Estrus

Known as: estrous, oestrus 
The period in the ESTROUS CYCLE associated with maximum sexual receptivity and fertility in non-primate female mammals.
National Institutes of Health

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reproductive function

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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Regulation of brain aromatase activity in rats.
We studied the distribution and regulation of aromatase activity in the adult rat brain with a sensitive in vitro assay that… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Effects on plasma luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone of varying the frequency and amplitude of gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulses in ovariectomized ewes with hypothalamo…
The effects on luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion of various regimens of pulsatile… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Dose-response and time-response relationships between progesterone and the display of patterns of receptive and proceptive behavior in the female rat
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Catecholamine-induced stimulation of progesterone by the bovine corpus luteum in vitro.
Catecholamine-induced stimulation of progesterone by the bovine corpus luteum in vitro was investigated. Epinephrine… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
A specific progesterone receptor in the hamster uterus: physiologic properties and regulation during the estrous cycle.
Our previous studies indicated the presence of an estrogen-dependent, progesteronebinding system in the hamster uterus. A… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Sexual attraction function of golden hamster vaginal secretion.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Peripheral levels of estrogen in the cyclic hamster.
Peripheral levels of plasma estrone (E1) and estradiol (E2), as measured by RIA, showed little correspondence in the cycling… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Activation of Lordotic Responding in Female Rats by Suppression of Serotonergic Activity
After systemic administration of several serotonergic antagonists, female rats that had been ovariectomized, adrenalectomized… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The effects of exogenous progesterone and estradiol on prostaglandin F levels in ovariectomized ewes.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Short latency induction of estrous behavior with intracerebral gonadal hormones in overiectomized rats.
In an attempt to localize the site of action of progesterone in facilitating sexual receptivity, ovariectomized rats were primed… 
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