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Table 1 Effect of bromoergrocryptine (BEC) on serum concentrations of progesterone and prolactin in post-partum non-lactating rats treated with estradiol benzoate (EB).

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

 

Vehicle

EB

EB + BEC

Progesterone (ng/ml)

45.9 ± 7.2 (10)

154 ± 13.3 (10) ***

44.6 ± 6.7 (9)

Prolactin (ng/ml)

30.2 ± 4.2 (10)

166 ± 19.2 (10) ***

25.5 ± 6.5 (9)

  1. Values are mean ± SEM for the number of animals in parentheses. *** p < 0.001 compared with groups receiving vehicle or EB + BEC (one-way analysis of variance followed by the Tukey multiple comparison test).
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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