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Characterization of Ovarian Steroid Patterns in Female African Lions (Panthera leo), and the Effects of Contraception on Reproductive Function

Because of poor reproduction after the lifting of an 8-year breeding moratorium, a biomedical survey of female lions in U.S. zoos was initiated in 2007. Fecal estrogen (FEM), progestagen (FPM) and glucocorticoid (FGM) metabolites were analyzed in samples collected 3–4 times per wk from 28 lions at 1...

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Autores principales: Putman, Sarah B., Brown, Janine L., Franklin, Ashley D., Schneider, Emily C., Boisseau, Nicole P., Asa, Cheryl S., Pukazhenthi, Budhan S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4603677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26460849
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140373