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Effects of fetal genotype and uterine environment on placental development in equids.
Journal of reproduction and fertility - 1 May 1993
Allen W R, Skidmore J A, Stewart F, Antczak D F
Abstract excerpt
Measurement of the concentrations of equine chorionic gonadotrophin (eCG) in the serum of pregnant mares and Jenny donkeys carrying normal intraspecies and hybrid interspecies pregnancies suggested that the production of this hormone may be influenced by parental gene imprinting. Specifically, a differential expression of maternal and paternal genes may control the size and secretory activity of the structures...
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