Changes in the corticosteroid concentrations of plasma from single and twin fetuses during the last 3 weeks of pregnancy in sheep
- 1 July 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Reproduction
- Vol. 50 (2) , 383-385
- https://doi.org/10.1530/jrf.0.0500383
Abstract
An increase in corticosteroid concentrations in single and twin fetuses was found. The possible role of fetal adrenal glands in the initiation of parturition in sheep was discussed.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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