"Estrous Cycle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The period of cyclic physiological and behavior changes in non-primate female mammals that exhibit ESTRUS. The estrous cycle generally consists of 4 or 5 distinct periods corresponding to the endocrine status (PROESTRUS; ESTRUS; METESTRUS; DIESTRUS; and ANESTRUS).
| Descriptor ID |
D030762
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.195
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| Concept/Terms |
Estrous Cycle- Estrous Cycle
- Cycle, Estrous
- Cycles, Estrous
- Estrous Cycles
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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