Reflections on the attainment of puberty in the rat: have circadian signals a role to play in its onset?

J Reprod Fertil. 1978 Mar;52(2):401-12. doi: 10.1530/jrf.0.0520401.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / physiology
  • Circadian Rhythm*
  • Estradiol / blood
  • Feedback
  • Female
  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone / blood
  • Luteinizing Hormone / blood
  • Male
  • Organ Size
  • Ovary / growth & development
  • Pituitary Gland / physiology
  • Prolactin / blood
  • Rats / physiology*
  • Sexual Maturation*
  • Testis / anatomy & histology
  • Testis / growth & development
  • Testis / metabolism
  • Testosterone / blood

Substances

  • Testosterone
  • Estradiol
  • Prolactin
  • Luteinizing Hormone
  • Follicle Stimulating Hormone