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Physiologic pseudocyesis

Known as: PREGNANCY, FALSE, spurious pregnancy, Pseudocyesis 
An acyclic state that resembles PREGNANCY in that there is no ovarian cycle, ESTROUS CYCLE, or MENSTRUAL CYCLE. Unlike pregnancy, there is no EMBRYO… 
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Anxiety stateDisorder of pregnancyEnlargement abdomenIn Blood

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Conversion disorderFemale Reproductive System Disorder

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1986
1986
Effect of number of conceptuses on maternal hormone concentrations in the pig.
This study examined the effect of number of conceptuses on maternal concentrations and profiles of estrogen sulfate, estrone… 
1984
1984
Effects of Alloxan-induced Diabetes on Corpus Luteum Function in the Pseudopregnant Rat
The effects of alloxan-induced diabetes mellitus on rat ovarian structure and function were examined throughout pseudopregnancy… 
1977
1977
Deciduogenic effect of prostaglandins in the pseudopregnant rabbit.
Intrauterine implants made of Silastic or wax and containing various additives, including prostaglandins (PGs), were used to… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Adenylyl cyclase activities in ovarian tissues. IV. Gonadotrophin-induced desensitization of the luteal adenylyl cyclase throughout pregnancy and pseudopregnancy in the rabbit and the rat.
We measured the adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity in dissected CL and the responsiveness of the AC system to LH, FSH, and… 
1975
1975
Metabolic clearance rates (MCR) and production rates (PR) plasma progesterone in pregnant and pseudopregnant rabbits.
Our studies were designed to determine whether changing peripheral progesterone levels in rabbits reflected changing metabolic… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Plasma progesterone levels in pregnant and pseudopregnant ferrets.
In the ferret, the life-span and growth of the CL is dependent on pituitary hormones. Hypophysectomy arrests the development of… 
1973
1973
Specific secretory protein of the female genital tract.
Studies of the composition of genital tract secretions of rabbits during estrus and early reproductive stages have led to the… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Progesterone blockade of the ovulatory response to intrapituitary infusion of LH-RH in rabbits.
Ovulation was induced in estrous rabbits in response either to crude rabbit median eminence extract (MEE) or to 0.2 ng of a… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Measurement of estrogen surge during pseudopregnancy in rats by radioimmunoassay.
Estradiol was measured in rat ovarian venous blood plasma at different stages of pseudopregnancy by radioimmunoassay. Estradiol… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Effects of hormones and vaginal stimulation on the EEG and hypothalamic units in rats.
RAMIREZ, V. DOMINGO, BARRY R. KOMISARUK, DAVID I. WHITMOYER, AND CHARLES H. SAWYER. Effects of hormones and vaginal stimulation…