British Poultry Science · 1974 · 21 citations · 6 references
Life SciencesEndocrinologyPhysiologyReproductive EndocrinologyReproductive PhysiologySteroid BiochemistryGonadal HormonesGonadal Steroid HormonesSteroid Hormone BiochemistryPlasma Steroid ProfilesSex Steroid MeasurementSex Steroid PhysiologySteroid Hormone Assays
Synopsis The concentrations of total steroid oestrogen, measured as oestradiol‐17β, in the peripheral plasma of four maturing pullets were determined by radioimmunoassay. The concentrations fluctuated but showed an overall increase to reach maximum values some 2 to 3 weeks before the first egg was laid.
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Lipid metabolism and the laying hen
P. J. Heald, H.G. Badman · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta · 1963 · 131 citations
THE ESTRONE CONTENT OF HEN'S URINE
R. H. Common, L. Ainsworth, F. Hertelendy et al. · Canadian Journal of Biochemistry · 1965 · 20 citations