학술논문
Approaches to pregnancy diagnosis in the sable ( Martes zibellina, Mustelidae, Carnivora) by noninvasive methods: Postimplantation period.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*MUSTELIDAE
*PREGNANCY
*IMMUNOGLOBULINS
*PROGESTERONE
*PREGNANCY in animals
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ISSN
1062-3590
Abstract
To develop a reliable approach to pregnancy diagnosis in sables based on noninvasive methods of hormonal status assessment, the concentrations of immunoreactive compounds (IRC) binding with antibodies to progesterone have been measured in the feces of females at different stages of the reproductive cycle. The results show that this concentration is higher in truly pregnant than in mated but nonreproducing females. An increase in the IRC concentration relative to its individual baseline level may be regarded as a reliable indication of true pregnancy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]