Open AccessComparative Study on the Estimation of Estrous Cycle in Mice by Visual and Vaginal Lavage Method
Author(s) -
G Ekambaram,
Sampath Kumar Sk,
LD Joseph
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/23977.9148
Subject(s) - estrous cycle , vagina , cytology , vaginal smear , vaginal cytology , medicine , physiology , endocrine system , andrology , gynecology , pathology , endocrinology , hormone , anatomy
Evaluation of estrous cycle in laboratory animals can be a useful measure of the integrity of hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian reproductive axis. Assessment of vaginal cytology is crucial to assess the milieu and compare the endocrine status of animals among the experimental groups.