Plasma testosterone during pregnancy in the mouse.
Levels of plasma testosterone (T) were studied throughout pregnancy and on the day of parturition in selected strains of mice. A dramatic midpregnancy increase in androgen occurred in both strains examined (peak on day 9). A second increase in plasma T was found during the latter half of gestation (days 14-17), at which time plasma estradiol levels were elevated.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
D013739:Testosterone; D011388:Prolactin