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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020

Plasmatic Profile of Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein (PAG) during Gestation and Postpartum in Sarda and Lacaune Sheep Determined with Two Radioimmunoassay Systems.

Martina De Carolis, Olimpia Barbato, Gabriele Acuti, Massimo Trabalza-Marinucci, Noelita Melo de Sousa, Claudio Canali, Livia Moscati

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Martina De CarolisDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
Olimpia BarbatoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0828-4610
Gabriele AcutiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4279-8164
Massimo Trabalza-MarinucciDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9082-0106
Noelita Melo de SousaLaboratory of Animal Endocrinology and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium.
Claudio CanaliDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
Livia MoscatiIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, via G. Salvemini 1, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
University of Perugia · ITIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche · ITUniversity of Liège · BE

Funding

Progetto Ricerca Corrente - Ministero della Salute IZS 10/08 RC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine ovine pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (oPAG) levels in the plasma of Sarda and Lacaune ewes throughout gestation and in the first month postpartum, using two heterologous radioimmunoassays (RIA-706 and RIA-srPool) and to study the correlations between PAG levels and fetal gender and number. On Day 18 of pregnancy, PAG concentrations were detected in 90.1% and 80.8% of Sarda pregnant ewes with RIA-706 and RIA-srPool, respectively; and in 90% and in 75% of Lacaune pregnant ewes with RIA-706 and RIA-srPool, respectively. From Day 30, PAG concentrations were detected in all pregnant ewes by using both RIA methods. In the postpartum period, the PAG concentrations in Sarda ewes decreased rapidly reaching minimal levels (<1 ng/mL) on day 28 using both RIA-706 and RIA-srPool. In Lacaune ewes, PAG-706 levels were higher than PAG-srPool from parturition until the last day of observation (Day 28 postpartum). It was also observed that mean concentrations were higher in multiple than in single pregnancies in Sarda and Lacaune ewes. Moreover, due to the rapid disappearance of PAG concentration following lambing, a cut-off limit in postpartum animals was not required as a means for detecting a new pregnancy.

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breedgestationmultiple pregnancyPAGpostpartumRIAsheepsingle pregnancy

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PMCPMC7552302
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