Ovules defined

Results from a clinical trial of cabergoline in women with hyperprolactinemia and anovulation. A The dotted line indicates the upper limit of normal serum prolactin concentrations. B Complete success was defined as pregnancy or at least two consecutive menses with evidence of ovulation at least once. Partial success was two menstrual cycles without evidence of ovulation or just one ovulatory cycle. The most common reasons for withdrawal from the trial were nausea, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, and fatigue. 

All primary oocytes are already present about a week before birth. Many of these remain in an arrested diplotene stage of meiosis for many months before ovulation or loss by atresia. Stages of primary oocyte development are defined by the cytologic appearance of the oocyte and its follicle. 

Pharmacodynamics Serum progesterone and 17-P-estradiol levels are considered reliable indicators for the occurrence of ovulation. Since progesterone and 17-f)-cstradiol levels were comparable for both treatments, and progesterone serum concentrations did not exceed 1.4 ng/mL (as defined in this study, progesterone concentrations above 1.4 ng/mL on day 20 of a menstrual cycle indicated ovulation) for both treatments, it was concluded that Drug XYZ administration did not affect the contraceptive effect of ethinylestradiol-based oral contraceptives and that no ovulation occurred in any of the subjects. 

Clinically, menopause is defined as the last physiologic menstrual cycle in which pituitary gonadotropins (e.g., LH, FSH) have stimulated the maturation of a primordial follicle and caused ovulation. The transition from full reproductive potential to final ovarian failure is known as the climacteric, a period that begins about age 40. As estradiol levels in the blood gradually fall below normal, the early symptoms of the climacteric occur, s including anxiety, mood swings, irritability, and in some instances,... 

Female reproduction may be recognized to be complex because it has been studied in greater detail and many more aspects of the female reproductive system are defined than for the male. Certainly the female reproductive system is overtly more dynamic and, perhaps because of this dynamicism, more susceptible to physical, chemical, and emotional stressors. The discrete series of events of the ovarian cycle which requires precise coordination between the central nervous system, hypothalamus, and pituitary in order for gametogenesis and ovulation to take place provides the opportunity for environmental changes to adversely influence normal processes. If these events are delayed or altered appreciably, some form of short-term infertility will most likely result. When this is compared to the male, the relatively monotonous production of hormone and gametes is not as likely to be overtly influenced by short-term events. 

LUTEOLYTIC AGENTS may be defined for these purposes as any agents that inhibit some aspect of the implantation of the ovum in the corpus luteum. Under this wide definition, such agents might work, mechanistically, at any site from the corpus luteum itself, up to alteration of central processes leading to ovulation. 

The direct involvement of NO in the ovulatory process has been most clearly defined by examining the influence of NOS inhibitors (Figure 1) such as N-(o-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) or L-N6-(l-iminoethyl)lysine (L-NIL) on the number of oocytes ovulating in response to hCG. The first report identified that administration of NOS inhibitors either intraperitoneally or in-... 

A. Urine collection. At the defined times in the estrous cycle of a cow large volumes (50 liters or more) of urine were collected (Rasmussen et al., 1982). Post-collection bioassays of estrous urine (EU) elicited five to twenty flehmens (cf.. Fig.2). Specimens of pre-ovulatory urine were obtained during the 4-6 week period prior to ovulation. Urine samples were also obtained at the luteal, anestrous stage, during which bulls exhibited no interest toward the cow. The pH of both estrous and anestrous... 

In view of the electrochemical mechanisms of corrosion, the tendency for a metal to corrode can also be expressed in terms of the electromotive force (emf) of the corrosion cells that are an integral part of the corrosion process. Since electrical energy is expressed as the product of volts by coulombs Ovules, J), the relation between AG in joules and emf in volts, E, is defined by AG = -nFE, where n is the number of electrons (or chemical equivalents) taking part in the reaction, and F is the Faraday (96,500C/eq). The term AG can be converted from calories to joules by using the factor 1 cal = 4.184 absolute joules. 

First a word about grains and seeds. What are grains and seeds A grain is a seed. A seed is defined as a mature fertilized plant ovule, consisting of an embryo and its food store surrounded by a protective seed coat (4). A grain is defined as the small hard seedlike fruit of a grass, especially a cereal plant (5). 

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