SEX STEROIDS IN GUINEA-PIG FETUSES AFTER SEXUAL-DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GONADS

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BUHL, AE [1 ]
PASZTOR, LM [1 ]
RESKO, JA [1 ]
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[1] OREGON REG PRIMATE RES CTR,BEAVERTON,OR 97005
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10.1095/biolreprod21.4.905
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Concentrations of testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), estradiol-17β (E) and progesterone (P) were measured in plasma samples from individual guinea pig fetuses between Days 29-55 of gestation. Umbilical artery blood was collected in capillary tubes and steroid concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay after chromatography. The T levels in the plasma of males were significantly higher on Day 35 than on Days 45 and 55 of gestation. Both T and DHT concentrations were significantly greater in males than in females on both Day 35 and Day 45. The E concentrations were below the sensitivity of the assay at all stages of development and no sex differences in P were found at any gestational age.
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