title: Readiness for birth: an endocrinological duet between fetal foal and mare.
authors.affiliation: Beaufort Cottage Stables, Newmarket, Suffolk.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Rossdale
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ousey
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chavatte
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000502:physiology*; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange / Q000502:physiology*; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin; D006854:Hydrocortisone