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Effects of luteectomy in early pregnancy on the maintenance of gestation and plasma progesterone concentrations in the viviparous temperate lizard Barisia imbricata imbricata

BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that the corpus luteum is the principal source of progesterone during the gravidity period in reptiles; however, its participation in the maintenance of gestation in the viviparous squamata is in dispute. The effects of ovariectomy or luteectomy vary according...

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Autores principales: Martínez-Torres, Martín, Hernández-Caballero, Marta E, Luis-Díaz, Juana Alba, Ortiz-López, Guadalupe, Cárdenas-León, Mario, Moreno-Fierros, Leticia
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2838902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20184772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-8-19