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Number and state of rat ovarian mast cel ... stration of luteinizing hormone
Number and state of rat ovarian mast cells after exogenous administration of luteinizing hormone
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Diestrous rats were treated with an injection of luteinizing hormone (LH), and their ovaries were examined for mast cell number and stage of degranulation at 2 and 4 hr post-injection. LH tripled the number of medullary mast cells at 2 hr. The source or origin of the additional mast cells is unknown. Comparison of the present results with other studies of rat ovarian mast cell dynamics suggests the occurrence of a reduction in mast cell number in early to mid-proestrus followed by an LH-induced increase in late proestrus.
Jones RE, Duvall D, Guillette LJ, Lopez KH
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Comparative physiology
1994-08-01 00:00
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Animals,Estrus,Female,Luteinizing Hormone,Mast Cells,Ovary,Rats,Rats, Sprague-Dawley,Luteinizing Hormone
Department of Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309.
Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Comp. Physiol.
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