Serum progesterone and 17 beta-estradiol concentrations during pregnancy of Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus).
Serum progesterone and 17 beta-estradiol during pregnancy in the Bactrian camel were measured by radioimmunoassay. Serum progesterone concentrations increased by 15 d after artificial insemination (AI) and remained elevated throughout most of gestation, the mean concentrations (3.06 +/- 0.49 to 8.51 +/- 4.80 ng/mL) were similar to those reported for many species during the same stage of pregnancy. Serum 17 beta-estradiol increased significantly from 11 m.o. of pregnancy with peak mean concentrations of 617.47 +/- 32.56 pg/mL at the 11.5 m.o.
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
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D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000097:blood*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000097:blood*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood*
D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol