THE INFLUENCE OF PROGESTATIONAL AGENTS ON OVULATION IN THE JAPANESE QUAIL (COTURNIX COTURNIX JAPONICA)

ABSTRACT 6-chloro-17α-acetoxy-pregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione in daily doses of 0.1 mg effectively stimulated ovulation in the Japanese quail. Daily doses of 10 mg were inhibitory. Two other steroids, 6β-chloro-6α,7α-difluoromethylene-17α-acetoxy-pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione and acetoxyprogesterone were also...

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Published inActa endocrinologica (Copenhagen) Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 512 - 516
Main Authors Kincl, F A, Sickles, J S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Denmark 01.03.1969
Subjects
Animals
Birds
Chlormadinone Acetate - pharmacology
Female
Norethindrone - pharmacology
Ovulation - drug effects
Pregnanes - pharmacology
Progesterone - pharmacology
Progestins - pharmacology
Steroids - pharmacology
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Summary:ABSTRACT 6-chloro-17α-acetoxy-pregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione in daily doses of 0.1 mg effectively stimulated ovulation in the Japanese quail. Daily doses of 10 mg were inhibitory. Two other steroids, 6β-chloro-6α,7α-difluoromethylene-17α-acetoxy-pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione and acetoxyprogesterone were also effective ovulation stimulators. The most effective dose was 1 mg daily for both compounds. Norethindrone in amounts of 0.1 mg and 1 mg per day blocked egg laying.
ISSN:0804-4643
0001-5598
1479-683X
DOI:10.1530/acta.0.0600512