Effects of furazolidone on some reproductive hormones during oestrous cycle in the goat.
In non-pregnant goat luteolysis is characterized by a decline in peripheral plasma progesterone level and increased peripheral plasma concentrations of testosterone (T) and 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Daily oral doses of furazolidone (80 mg/kg) between days 10 and 16 delayed luteolysis and suppressed both the decline in progesterone concentrations and the increase in T and DHT level.
D000818:Animals; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone / Q000097:blood*; D004971:Estrus / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005664:Furazolidone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006041:Goats / Q000502:physiology*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
D013196:Dihydrotestosterone; D013739:Testosterone; D011374:Progesterone; D005664:Furazolidone