The increase in plasma C19Δ5 steroids in subcutaneous abdominal and jugular veins of dairy cattle during pregnancy is unrelated to estrogenic activity

Steroids

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-127

  Gabai, Gianfranco ^a   Marinelli, Lieta ^a   Simontacchi, Claudia ^a   Bono, Gabriele G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

17 Diol; 5 Androstene 3 ; Dairy cow; DHEA; Estrogenic activity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PRASTERONE; STEROID; ANDROSTANEDIOL; ESTROGEN;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DAIRY CATTLE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; JUGULAR VEIN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UTERUS; ANIMAL; BINDING COMPETITION; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; PLACENTA; UDDER; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ABDOMEN; ANDROSTANE-3,17-DIOL; ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CATTLE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; JUGULAR VEINS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; STEROIDS; UTERUS;

EID: 1542375442     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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