Concentrations of progesterone, 17 -hydroxyprogesterone and 20 -dihydroprogesterone in the plasma of mares during pregnancy and at parturition
- 1 November 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Reproduction
- Vol. 63 (2) , 443-448
- https://doi.org/10.1530/jrf.0.0630443
Abstract
Plasma concentrations of progesterone and 17.alpha.-hydroprogesterone were high in the 2nd and 3rd mo. of gestation, but 20.alpha.-dihydroprogesterone increased from a level of 2 ng/ml, during the first 3 mo., to 10-15 ng/ml during mo. 5-10, to reach 80-120 ng/ml during the last 30 days before foaling.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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