Table 1.

Serum hormone levels measured at 6:00 pm in female mice at different stages/phases of the estrous cycle

Estrous cycle phase	Luteal		Follicular
Estrous cycle stage	Metestrus	Diestrus	Proestrus	Estrus
LH (ng/mL)	5.23 ± 1.43	5.02 ± 0.81	11.1 ± 3.21	5.83 ± 2.13
Estradiol (pg/mL)	3.80 ± 0.35	2.59 ± 0.36	7.75 ± 0.55	3.74 ± 0.39
Progesterone (ng/mL)	2.15 ± 0.31	9.09 ± 3.01	2.98 ± 0.77	2.60 ± 0.56