HCG-insensitivity of the postnatal rat ovary is due to the lack of a specific receptor.
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001665:Binding Sites; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007700:Kinetics; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010053:Ovary / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000502:physiology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000378:metabolism
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone