Dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate: Biomarkers of pregnancy and of fetal health
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate (DHEAS) are important estrogen precursors, secreted mainly by the adrenal cortex. At late gestation, both DHEA and DHEAS (DHEA(S)) are produced at high concentrations in some species due to the developing fetal adrenal gland. Failure in DHEAS increase du...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Theriogenology Wild |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773093X23000405 |