Response to the gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist leuprolide in immature female sheep androgenized in utero

Response to the gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist leuprolide in immature female sheep androgenized in utero

Similar to women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), female sheep treated prenatally with testosterone (T-females) are hypergonadotropic, exhibit neuroendocrine defects, multifollicular ovarian morphology, hyperinsulinemia and cycle defects. Hypergonadotropism and multifollicular morphology may i...

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Main Authors: SERGIO E RECABARREN, TERESA SIR-PETERMANN, ALEJANDRO LOBOS, ETHEL CODNER, PEDRO P ROJAS-GARCÍA, VÍCTOR REYES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-01-01
Series:Biological Research
Subjects:
androgenized females
fetal programming
PCOS
leuprolide
female sheep
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