Urinary excretion of 5(10)-estrene-3β,17α-diol and estrone by the female horse: Complementary indicators of early pregnancy screened with regard to a putative anabolic doping practice

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 85-91

  Dehennin, L ^a   Petit, E ^b   Bonnaire, Y ^a   Bruyas, J F ^b   Le Bizec, B ^c   Plou, Ph ^a  

^a Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques   (France)

^b LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c Waters Corporation   (France)

Author keywords

Estrenediol; Estrone; Mare; Ovary; Placenta; Pregnancy; Urine

Indexed keywords

5(10) ESTRENE 3BETA,17ALPHA DIOL; ANABOLIC AGENT; ESTRANE DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOPING; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORSE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PLACENTA; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; DOPING IN SPORTS; ESTRENES; ESTRONE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HORSES; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33947174192     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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