oestrous cycle

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oestrous cycle

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a hormonally controlled cycle of activity of the reproductive organs in many female mammals. The follicular stage (growth of the Graafian follicles, thickening of the lining of the uterus, secretion of oestrogen, and ovulation (see oestrus)), is succeeded by the luteal phase (formation of the corpus luteum and secretion of progesterone), followed by regression and a return to the first stage

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dioestrus luteal metoestrus oestrogen oestrous pro-oestrus			Immunohistochemical localization of constitutive and inducible cyclo-oxygenases in rat uterus during the oestrous cycle and pregnancy. Danggui-Shaoyao-San, a traditional Chinese prescription, suppresses ... by Hua, Y.Q.; Su, S.L.; Duan, J.A.; Wang, Q.J.; Lu, Y.; Chen, L. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology Pseudo pregnancy happens because at the end of one of the stages in the oestrous cycle of the bitch, the pituitary gland in the brain produces a hormone called prolactin. WEEKEND: YOUR PETS: Is my rabbit poorly or behaving badly? by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Modification of oestrous cycle of the mouse by external stimuli associated with the male. The intact immature rodent uterotrophic bioassay: possible effects on ... by Tinwell, Helen / Environmental Health Perspectives			oenothera Oenothera biennis Oenothera fruticosa Oenothera macrocarpa OEnothionic OEO oersted Oersted, Hans Christian Oerter oesophageal reflux oesophageal veins oesophagitis oesophagogastric junction oesophagoscope oesophagus Oesterreich oestradiol OEstrian Oestridae oestrin oestriol oestrogen oestromania oestrone oestrous oestrous cycle OEstrual OEstruation oestrus Oestrus ovis oeuvre OF Of a certain Of a certainty Of a piece of a sudden Of a truth of age of all time Of color Of consequence of course of each person Of force of import of late Of long of necessity Of new Of no effect Of no use			oestrid myiasis Oestridae Oestridae Oestridae oestrin oestriol oestriol oestriol Oestrogel Oestrogel Oestrogel oestrogen oestrogen oestrogen Oestrogen receptor oestrogenic oestrogenic oestrogenic oestrogenism Oestrogens Oestrogens Oestrogens oestromania Oestromyia leporina oestrone oestrone oestrone oestrous oestrous oestrous oestrous cycle Oestrous cycles Oestrous cycles Oestrous cycles OEstrual OEstruation oestrum oestrum oestrum Oestrus Oestrus Oestrus Oestrus cycle Oestrus cycle Oestrus cycle Oestrus cycles Oestrus cycles Oestrus cycles Oestrus ovis Oestrus ovis Oestrus ovis oestrus-associated glycoprotein OESTS OESU OESW OET OET&E Oeta Oeta OETA (disambiguation) OETAC

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