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A note on the effect of post-parturient fatty liver on clearance rate of exogenous progesterone from blood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

Elaine D. Watson
Elaine D. Watson
Affiliation:
Department of Functional Pathology, AFRC Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, Compton, Berkshire RG16 0NN
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Abstract

Progesterone (6 mg) was injected intravenously into cows with mild (no. = 6) and severe (no. = 5) fatty infiltration of the liver. Clearance rates of progesterone from blood were similar in both groups of cows.

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Research Article
Information
Animal Production , Volume 42 , Issue 3 , June 1986 , pp. 425 - 426
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1986

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