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From: Exogenous estradiol enhances apoptosis in regressing post-partum rat corpora lutea possibly mediated by prolactin

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Serum hormone concentrations in post-partum non-lactating animals treated with vehicle or estradiol benzoate. 17beta-estradiol (A), androstenedione (B), prolactin (C) and progesterone (D) concentrations in serum of non-lactating animals treated daily at 10:00 h with either vehicle (V) or estradiol benzoate (EB; 5 μg/rat s.c.), and killed at 13:00 h on day 4 post-partum. *** p < 0.001 compared with vehicle-treated animals (Student t-test).

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