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pregnant
(redirected from pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG))

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preg·nant (prgnnt)
adj.
Carrying developing offspring within the body.
pregnant
having one or more developing embryo or fetus within the uterus; gravid; in calf, in lamb, in pig, in foal, in pup.
pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG)
originates in the endometrial cups and present in the blood during the period 40 to 140 days of pregnancy. Used pharmaceutically to stimulate growth of follicles in inactive ovaries in adult animals, and in combination with prostaglandin to induce superovulation in cows which are acting as donors for embryo transfers. Now called equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG).
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