Open AccessOvulation and rate of implantation following unilateral ovariectomy in mice
Author(s) -
Koushik Bhattacharya
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of human reproductive sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-1208
pISSN - 1998-4766
DOI - 10.4103/0974-1208.112381
Subject(s) - ovulation , corpus luteum , ovary , estrous cycle , biology , endocrinology , pregnancy , histology , medicine , muscle hypertrophy , andrology , hormone , genetics
Removal of an ovary of any side of the body is called the unilateral ovariectomy (ULO). ULO models are used to analyze the existence of functional and physiological asymmetries between the ovaries, including the ovum implantation.