OVULATION IN THE MARMOSET MONKEY - ENDOCRINOLOGY, PREDICTION AND DETECTION
OVULATION IN THE MARMOSET MONKEY - ENDOCRINOLOGY, PREDICTION AND DETECTION
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DOI:
10.1677/joe.0.1030017
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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4
通讯作者:
HODGES, JK
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作者:
HARLOW, CR;HEARN, JP;HODGES, JK
Circulating progesterone, estrogens and LH [luteininzing hormone] were measured in female marmosets (C. jacchus) over the periovulatory period. Progesterone concentrations increased in all animals within 1 day of the estimated day of ovulation, confirming the usefulness of this hormone for retrospective detection of ovulation. Estradiol-17.beta. and LH both showed a preovulatory rise, but due to the large quantity of plasma required (estradiol: 0.2 ml) and the length of time taken for the assay (LH: 2-3 days), measurement of these hormones is not practical for the prediction of ovulation. There were no preovulatory changes in unconjugated estrone, but a rise in total (i.e., conjugated plus unconjugated) estrone was used to time the collection of recently ovulated oocytes. Levels of estrone 3-sulfate showed an increase at least 1 day before the expected day of ovulation in 4 out of 5 animals. This preovulatory rise can be measured easily by a rapid direct assay, thereby providing a practical method for predicting ovulation in this species.