American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 67.e1-67.e5 , July 2008

Postovariectomy weight gain in female rats is reversed by estrogen receptor α agonist, propylpyrazoletriol

  • Iga N. Wegorzewska, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • Katy Walters, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • Michael J. Weiser, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
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  • Danette F. Cruthirds, CRNA, MSN, AN, US Army

      Affiliations

    • Program in Neuroscience, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • Emily Ewell, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • Darwin O. Larco, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • Robert J. Handa, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: T. John Wu, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Room B2020, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, or Robert J. Handa, PhD, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523.
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  • T. John Wu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
    • Program in Neuroscience, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: T. John Wu, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Room B2020, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, or Robert J. Handa, PhD, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523.

Received 23 May 2007 ,Revised 6 September 2007 ,Accepted 26 November 2007.

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 This study was supported by US Department of Defense Grant H085BL (to T.J.W.); US Department of Defense Grant USAMRMC-04182001 (to T.J.W. and R.J.H.); and National Institutes of Health Grant NS039951 (to R.J.H.).The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private ones of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the US Department of Defense or of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.Cite this article as: Wegorzewska IN, Walters K, Weiser MJ, et al. Postovariectomy weight gain in female rats is reversed by estrogen receptor α agonist, propylpyrazoletriol. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199:67.e1-67.e5.

PII: S0002-9378(07)02238-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.11.054

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 67.e1-67.e5 , July 2008

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