Maintenance of Pregnancy in Absence of Dietary Protein with Progesterone.
- 1 March 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 88 (3) , 444-446
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-88-21613
Abstract
Levels of progesterone, varying from one to 8 mg daily, were given to rats of the Long-Evans strain receiving a protein-free diet throughout the gestation period. The level of progesterone required to maintain pregnancy in a majority of these animals closely approximated 4 mg daily.Keywords
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