Urinary estrogen excretion during pregnancy in the gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and the human (Homo sapiens)

• Published in: Biology of reproduction Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 289 - 294
• Main Authors: Czekala, N M, Benirschke, K, McClure, H, Lasley, B L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Society for the Study of Reproduction 01.03.1983
• Subjects: Adrenal Glands - anatomy & histology; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Body Weight; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Estradiol - urine; Estriol - urine; Estrogens - urine; Estrone - urine; Female; Gorilla gorilla - urine; Haplorhini - anatomy & histology; Hominidae - urine; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Organ Size; Pongo pygmaeus - urine; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Animal; Species Specificity

Urinary estrogen components were separated, identified and quantified throughout the pregnancy of the gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) and orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and compared to estrogen levels in normal human pregnancies. Fetal and neonatal adrenals from each species were also compared in terms of wei...