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Table 2 Serum E2, P4 and PRL concentrations in dogs with mammary neoplasms

From: Endocrine control of canine mammary neoplasms: serum reproductive hormone levels and tissue expression of steroid hormone, prolactin and growth hormone receptors

 

E2 (pg/ml)

P4 (ng/ml)

PRL (ng/ml)

all dogs (n = 32)

7.85 ± 4.70

9.57 ± 21.50

3.97 ± 1.92

  spayed (n = 8)

2.35 ± 1.12a

0.30 ± 0.27

2.97 ± 1.16b

  intact (n = 24)

9.85 ± 3.79a

12.67 ± 24.14

4.31 ± 2.02b

  anestrous (n = 13)

8.09 ± 4.08c

0.47 ± 0.40d

3.99 ± 2.13

  diestrous (n = 11)

11.95 ± 2.05c

27.08 ± 30.31d

4.69 ± 1.90

  1. Values are shown as mean ± SD. Same superscripts within a column denote significant differences at p < 0.05 (assessed with a t-test).
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BMC Veterinary Research

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