Journal article
Administration of minute quantities of 17β-estradiol on the nasal area terminates early pregnancy in inseminated female mice
Abstract
It is well established that chemical emissions of novel males disrupt intrauterine implantation of fertilized ova in inseminated female mice, but the specific nature of these chemicals is not known. Given that novel males excrete androgens and estrogens in their urine and feces, the current experiments were designed to determine whether nasal application of these steroids could disrupt pregnancy. Nasal application of testosterone propionate to …
Authors
deCatanzaro D; Baptista MAS; Spironello-Vella E
Journal
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, Vol. 69, No. 3-4, pp. 503–509
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2001
DOI
10.1016/s0091-3057(01)00554-8
ISSN
0091-3057