Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 23rd Edition

CHAPTER 25The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System 409 also primarily responsible for enlargement of th ...

410 SECTION IVEndocrine & Reproductive Physiology biologic activity, but the relation of follistatins to inhibin and their p ...

CHAPTER 25The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System 411 THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM THE MENSTRUAL CYC ...

412 SECTION IVEndocrine & Reproductive Physiology rapidly on about the sixth day and becomes the dominant fol- licle, while ...

CHAPTER 25The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System 413 phase is remarkably constant at about 14 d, and ...

414 SECTION IVEndocrine & Reproductive Physiology however, and the proliferative endometrium becomes thick enough to break d ...

CHAPTER 25The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System 415 women. A few pregnancies resulted from isolated ...

416 SECTION IVEndocrine & Reproductive Physiology OVARIAN HORMONES Chemistry, Biosynthesis, & Metabolism of Estrogens Th ...

CHAPTER 25The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System 417 Secretion The concentration of estradiol in the ...

418 SECTION IVEndocrine & Reproductive Physiology Female Secondary Sex Characteristics The body changes that develop in girl ...

CHAPTER 25The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System 419 cortex. About 2% of the circulating progesterone ...

420 SECTION IVEndocrine & Reproductive Physiology Relaxin Relaxin is a polypeptide hormone that is produced in the cor- pus ...

CHAPTER 25The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System 421 exposure to GnRH pulses of the frequency that ex ...

422 SECTION IVEndocrine & Reproductive Physiology converge on the ventral hypothalamus and provoke an ovula- tion-inducing r ...

CHAPTER 25The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System 423 The terms hypomenorrhea and menorrhagia refer to ...

424 SECTION IVEndocrine & Reproductive Physiology burrows into it (implantation). The implantation site is usually on the do ...

CHAPTER 25The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System 425 Other Placental Hormones In addition to hCG, hCS ...

426 SECTION IVEndocrine & Reproductive Physiology the formation of gap junctions between the muscle fibers. All these action ...

CHAPTER 25The Gonads: Development & Function of the Reproductive System 427 Initiation of Lactation after Delivery The breas ...

428 SECTION IVEndocrine & Reproductive Physiology complete spermatogenesis; this last part of maturation is called spermioge ...