INHIBIN IN SERUM AND FETAL FLUID OF SHE- CAMEL THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY | ||||
Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza) | ||||
Volume 47, Issue 2, April 1999, Page 225-229 PDF (1.66 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/vmjg.1999.370837 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
E MABROUK1; E ABDEL-GAWAD2 | ||||
1Department of Physiology . Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef, Cairo University | ||||
2Department of Theriogenology ,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef, Cairo University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Blood samples were collected from 40 pregnant she-camels slaughtered at Cairo abattoir. The animals were divided into three groups according to the stage of pregnancy, eraly stage up to 5 months (15 animals), middle stage from 5-9 months (13 animals) and late stage of pregnancy above 9 months (12 animals). Amniotic fluid was collected from each animal individually. Inhibin was measured in serum and amniotic fluid using indirect method. The results showed that inhibin level increaseed with the advancement of pregnancy in both serum and amniotic fluid. Moreover, the level of inhibin in amniotic fluid was higher than its corresponding serum level during the different stages of pregnancy. | ||||
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