Concentration decrease of corticosteroid binding globulin (CBG) in plasma of the mare throughout pregnancy.
A significant decrease of CBG binding capacity in plasma of the mare throughout pregnancy was demonstrated using equilibrium dialysis and gel equilibration methods. As indicated with immunoelectrophoresis experiments, the pregnancy related fall of CBG binding capacity was linked to an actual decrease in blood CBG concentration. This result contrasts sharply with data on most other mammalian species, with the exception of the gestating rhesus monkey.
Martin
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Physiologie de la Reproduction, UA CNRS 555, Université P. et M. Curie, Paris, France.
Silberzahn
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood*; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007123:Immunoelectrophoresis, Two-Dimensional; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors; D014156:Transcortin / Q000378:metabolism*
D014156:Transcortin; D006854:Hydrocortisone