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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
2007
Highly Cited
2007
ARTICLE IN PRESS Evolution and Human Behavior xx (2007) xxx–xxx
  • 2007
  • Corpus ID: 13543931
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Synaptic remodeling in the rat arcuate nucleus during the estrous cycle
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Endocrine control of uterine oxytocin receptors in the ewe.
Specific binding of [3H]oxytocin to high affinity sites (hormone receptors) in membrane preparations from uterine tissues of the… 
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
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Evidence for a systemic role for ovarian oxytocin in luteal regression in sheep.
Jugular venous concentrations of oxytocin and progesterone changed in parallel during the oestrous cycle in the ewe, falling at… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Pituitary gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors during the rat estrous cycle.
The binding of [6-alanine]gonadotropin-releasing hormone to pituitary plasma membranes increased threefold between metestrus and… 
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
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Nucleus suprachiasmaticus: the biological clock in the hamster?
Destruction of the suprachiasmatic nuclei in the golden hamster by bilateral radiofrequency lesions abolishes three well… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
A priming effect of luteinizing hormone releasing factor on the anterior pituitary gland in the female rat.
The possibility that luteinizing hormone releasing factor (LH-RF) not only stimulates the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Serum profiles of follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and prolactin during the estrous cycle of the hamster.
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and prolactin concentrations were determined by radioimmunoassay… 
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