Measurement and clinical significance of equine fetal protein in pregnant mares serum

Autor:	Paul M. Grappell, Keld Sorensen, Dean P. Neely, William Read
Rok vydání:	1990
Předmět:	Fetal protein endocrine system Fetus medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy Equine business.industry Gestation period Abortion medicine.disease Blood proteins Andrology Endocrinology Internal medicine medicine Gestation Alpha-fetoprotein business reproductive and urinary physiology
Zdroj:	Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 10:417-421
ISSN:	0737-0806
DOI:	10.1016/s0737-0806(06)80135-8
Popis:	An assay for the determination of the concentration of an equine fetal protein (EQFP) in pregnant mares serum was developed and used to quantitate more than 2000 serum samples from Thoroughbred mares during pregnancy. The concentration of EQFP increased throughout pregnancy. Mares with unproblematic (normal) pregnancies were used to establish the reference values at given gestational ages (GA). Mares with pregnancy failures (n=58) were found to have EQFP concentrations outside the reference values established at given GA's; 10 were high and 48 were low. Twin pregnancies (n=21), placentitis and impending abortion (n=71) were associated with elevated concentration. Twin pregnancies were detected by elevated EQFP concentration, in one case as early as 12 days after breeding.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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