Determination of the estrous cycle phases of rats: some helpful considerations

The short length of the estrous cycle of rats makes them ideal for investigation of changes occurring during the reproductive cycle. The estrous cycle lasts four days and is characterized as: proestrus, estrus, metestrus and diestrus, which may be determined according to the cell types observed in t...

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Main Authors: MARCONDES F. K., BIANCHI F. J., TANNO A. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2002-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:
rat
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842002000400008