Estradiol promotes luteal regression through a direct effect on the ovary and an indirect effect from the celiac ganglion via the superior ovarian nerve.

Casais, Marilina; Vallcaneras, Sandra S; Campo Verde Arbocco, Fiorella; Delgado, Silvia M; Hapon, Maria B; Sosa, Zulema; Telleria, Carlos M; Rastrilla, Ana M

Casais, Marilina; Vallcaneras, Sandra S; Campo Verde Arbocco, Fiorella; Delgado, Silvia M; Hapon, Maria B; Sosa, Zulema; Telleria, Carlos M; Rastrilla, Ana M.

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Casais M; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, UNSL, San Luis, Argentina. mcasais@unsl.edu.ar

Reprod Sci ; 19(4): 416-22, 2012 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22101240

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Corpus Luteum/drug effects; Estradiol/pharmacology; Ganglia, Sympathetic/drug effects; Luteolysis/drug effects; Ovary/drug effects; Progesterone/metabolism; 20-alpha-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase/genetics; 20-alpha-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase/metabolism; 3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases/genetics; 3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases/metabolism; Animals; Corpus Luteum/enzymology; Corpus Luteum/innervation; Corpus Luteum/physiology; Female; Ganglia, Sympathetic/enzymology; Ganglia, Sympathetic/physiology; In Vitro Techniques; Luteolysis/physiology; Ovary/enzymology; Ovary/innervation; Ovary/physiology; Pregnancy; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/genetics; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/metabolism; RNA, Messenger/chemistry; RNA, Messenger/genetics; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; bcl-2-Associated X Protein/genetics; bcl-2-Associated X Protein/metabolism

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ovary / Progesterone / Corpus Luteum / Luteolysis / Estradiol / Ganglia, Sympathetic Limits: Animals / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: Reprod Sci Journal subject: MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina

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