Peripartal gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) activity in the mammary glands of pregnant Uje: WIST rats.
On Day 21 of gestation ( = expected day of delivery), GGT activity of the mammary gland is low 4-6 h before beginning of delivery. It is significantly higher immediately (up to 3 h) before delivery or after labor. The extent of prepartal increase is individually different. The activity measured early in the morning cannot be used to predict the remaining time to beginning of spontaneous parturition.
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000378:metabolism; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000201:enzymology*; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats / Q000378:metabolism*; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000032:analysis*
D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase