Preovulatory plasma estradiol-17β concentrations and ovulation rates in PMSG/anti-PMSG treated heifers

1990 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Callesen ◽  
T. Greve ◽  
P. Hyttel ◽  
A. Bak ◽  
P. Gotfredsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Estradiol ◽  
Estradiol 17Β

Free and Protein-Bound Plasma Estradiol-17β During the Menstrual Cycle

1976 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 436-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHUNG-HSIU WU ◽  
TORU MOTOHASHI ◽  
HANY ALY ABDEL-RAHMAN ◽  
GEORGE L. FLICKINGER ◽  
GEORGE MIKHAIL
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Plasma Estradiol ◽  
Estradiol 17Β

scholarly journals A Direct Time-Resolved Fluoroimmunoassay (TR-FIA) for Measuring Plasma Estradiol-17β Concentrations in Cattle

2004 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toru TAKAHASHI ◽  
Sanae HAMANAKA ◽  
Kei IMAI ◽  
Kazuyoshi HASHIZUME
Keyword(s):  
Time Resolved ◽  
Plasma Estradiol ◽  
Estradiol 17Β

Inhibition of progesterone secretion by a 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor in late pregnant sheep

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Jenkin ◽  
Geoffrey D. Thorburn
Keyword(s):  
Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase ◽  
Placental Lactogen ◽  
Plasma Progesterone ◽  
Progesterone Secretion ◽  
Pregnant Sheep ◽  
Plasma Estradiol ◽  
Prostaglandin F ◽  
Essential Prerequisite ◽  
Estradiol 17Β

The role of progesterone in the initiation of parturition in the sheep is unclear. Whether a decrease in plasma progesterone is the essential prerequisite for the initiation of parturition or whether other factors also maintain uterine quiescence until delivery is not known. The effect of withdrawal of progesterone on the initiation of parturition has been investigated by intravenous administration of trilostane, a 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Δ5−4 isomerase inhibitor, to late pregnant sheep. Twenty-five or 100 mg trilostane caused a precipitous decrease in plasma progesterone to about 30% of preinjection levels. Progesterone remained depressed for up to 7 days after treatment. 13,14-Dihydro-15-keto-prostaglandin F2α (PGFM) became elevated between 7 and 36 h after trilostane injection but gradually returned to preinjection levels during the subsequent 36 h, at a time when plasma progesterone was still depressed. Four of 11 animals treated with 100 or 200 mg trilostane aborted prematurely at a time when plasma PGFM was maximal and plasma progesterone minimal. There were no consistent changes in plasma estradiol-17β or ovine placental lactogen concentrations after treatment with trilostane. It is suggested that a decrease in plasma progesterone will cause a transient increase in plasma PGFM concentrations which can lead to the premature initiation of parturition. In some instances the myometrium does not appear to respond to the elevated PGFM concentrations even when the estrogen:progesterone ratio is elevated by a decrease in plasma progesterone.

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