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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1990-4-20
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pubmed:abstractText |
In laboratory conditions, in a natural photoperiod, testicular redevelopment began in late December. Maximal testis size was attained by the end of February. Testicular regression began in mid-May and was complete by the end of August. Oestrus was first observed in late March and continued throughout April. Females mated for the first time between 30 March and 8 April. Mating generally coincided with peak concentrations of urinary oestrone conjugates and when vaginal lavages contained greater than 90% cornified epithelial cells. Blastocyst implantation occurred by Day 13 and the post-implantation period was 29 days. Gestation ranged from 39 to 43 days and first parturition occurred in mid-May. Concentrations of urinary oestrone conjugates and free progesterone were elevated during the first half of pregnancy, reaching maximum values at mid-pregnancy, and then gradually declined as parturition neared. Litter size of primiparous females averaged 6.8 young/female. Females that were pseudopregnant or lost their litters shortly after birth, and several with weaned kits, exhibited a second oestrus.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jan
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pubmed:issn |
0022-4251
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
88
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
353-60
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Carnivora,
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Estrogens, Conjugated (USP),
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Estrus,
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Ferrets,
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Litter Size,
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Pregnancy,
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Progesterone,
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Reproduction,
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Seasons,
pubmed-meshheading:2156073-Testis
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pubmed:year |
1990
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Reproductive cycle of the steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanni).
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow 83843.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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