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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
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Short estrous cycles and associated serum progesterone levels in beef cows.
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
1978
Highly Cited
1978
A quantitative analysis of the physiological role of estradiol and progesterone in the control of tonic and surge secretion of luteinizing hormone in the rat.
The implantation of Silastic capsules containing estradiol in oil or crystalline progesterone was used to analyze the… 
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
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Studies of GH secretion in mice by a homologous radioimmunoassay for mouse GH.
A sensitive homologous radioimmunoassay for mouse GH capable of measuring concentrations of GH as low as 1 ng/ml of mouse serum… 
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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