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Steroidogenic capacity of the placenta as a supplemental source of progesterone during pregnancy in domestic cats

BACKGROUND: Until recently, the corpus luteum (CL) was considered to be the main source of progesterone (P4) during pregnancy in the domestic cat (Felis catus). However, other possible sources of P4 have not been ruled out. Although feline placental homogenates were found to be capable of synthesizi...

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Autores principales: Siemieniuch, Marta J, Jursza, Ewelina, Szostek, Anna Z, Skarzynski, Dariusz J, Boos, Alois, Kowalewski, Mariusz P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23110691
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-10-89