Urinary hormone analysis as a diagnostic tool to evaluate the ovarian function of female gorillas (Gorilla gorilla)
| Autor: | Bill L. Lasley, N. M. Czekala, R. B. Mortensen, T. Reichard, J. F. Roser |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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endocrine system
Embryology medicine.medical_specialty Estrone Urinary system Gorilla Urine Luteal phase Excretion chemistry.chemical_compound Endocrinology Estrus Internal medicine biology.animal Follicular phase medicine Animals Immunoassay Creatinine Gorilla gorilla biology business.industry Ovary Obstetrics and Gynecology Cell Biology Luteinizing Hormone Reproductive Medicine chemistry Pituitary Gland Pregnanediol Female business Hormone |
| Zdroj: | Reproduction. 82:255-261 |
| ISSN: | 1741-7899 1470-1626 |
| DOI: | 10.1530/jrf.0.0820255 |
| Popis: | Daily urine samples were collected from 4 adult female gorillas over 7 menstrual cycles. Urinary oestrone conjugate and pregnanediol-3-glucuronide (PDG) were measured by radioimmunoassay; LH was measured by enzyme immunoassay and each hormone was indexed by creatinine. The quantity of urinary LH during the ovulatory surge was positively correlated with the quantity of PDG excreted during the luteal phase (r = 0.87, P = 0.0013). The observations indicate a relationship between the quality of the LH surge and the levels of PDG in the luteal phase and suggest that both the LH surge and subsequent luteal phase function may be predictable from the oestrogen excretion profile during the follicular phase. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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