Urinary chorionic gonadotrophin excretion during pregnancy in the chimpanzee

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Boorman, G.A.

Speltie, T.M.

Fitzgerald, G.H.
Urinary chorionic gonadotrophin (UCG) activity was followed in 15 chimpanzees during pregnancy using a commercial immunoassay for human chorionic gonadotrophin. In one of these chimpanzees UCG levels were determined by a bioassay based on the increase in prostate weight in immature rats. The peak level of UCG excretion as determined by bioassay was 16,700 IU/24 h, and excretion rates remained greater than 1,000 IU/24 h for 14 weeks. The commercial human immunoassay appeared to be an easy and reliable method for detecting pregnancy and predicting parturition in the chimpanzee.
Chemicals/CAS: chorionic gonadotropin, 9002-61-3; Chorionic Gonadotropin
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chorionic gonadotropindeliverydrug excretionpregnancyurineAnimalBiological AssayChorionic GonadotropinComparative StudyFemaleMalePan troglodytesPregnancyPregnancy, AnimalProstateRatsTime Factors
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227735
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https://resolver.tno.nl/uuid:f4086cf7-e6da-4040-bc11-58a1df4b4374
ISSN
00472565
Source
Journal of Medical Primatology, 3(5), pp. 269-275.
Pages
269-275
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