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Definition of Proestrus
1. Noun. A phase of the oestrus cycle, prior to sexual receptivity, during which one or more follicles of the ovary begin to grow. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Proestrus
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proestrus
Literary usage of Proestrus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"They were higher on Dl and lower on proestrus when they were compared with those
of the control rats. Because the peak of serum LH levels in the rats of our ..."
2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"However, females had a mRNA 1s elevated on the afternoon higher plasma ACTH and
corticos- of proestrus in the parvocellular par- teroid levels during ..."
3. The Dog: Bibliography January 1985-January 1994 by Cynthia P. Smith (1995)
"Based on vaginal cytology the induced proestrus and estrus lasted 1.7 (0 to 3)
and 12.9 (4 to 24) d, respectively, while the spontaneous proestrus and ..."
4. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"At proestrus, in ll- to l2-month-old C57BL/6J mice, there are significant
deficits (30 percent) in the peak values of plasma LH and progesterone (KF Flurkey ..."
5. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"... of reproductive function and decreased sexual receptivity when treatment with
the pesticide occurs on the day of proestrus in intact females (84). ..."
6. Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"KANEMATSU, S., SAWYER, CH Inhibition of the progesterone-advanced LH surge at
proestrus by nicotine. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and ..."
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