Allopregnanolone alters follicular and luteal dynamics during the estrous cycle

• Main Authors: Joana Antonela Asensio (Author), Antonella Rosario Ramona Cáceres (Author), Laura Tatiana Pelegrina (Author), María de los Ángeles Sanhueza (Author), Leopoldina Scotti (Author), Fernanda Parborell (Author), Myriam Raquel Laconi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Allopregnanolone is a neurosteroid synthesized in the central nervous system independently of steroidogenic glands; it influences sexual behavior and anxiety. The aim of this work is to evaluate the indirect effect of a single pharmacological dose of allopregnanolone on important...