Early horse embryos produce estrogen sex hormones, which may encourage development

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2012-11-18

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Raeside, J.I.
Christie, H.L.
Waelchli, R.O.
Betteridge, K.J.
Institute for Community Engaged Scholarship

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Four-week-old horse embryos produce their own estrogen sex hormones, which may play an important role in their normal development including the formation of blood vessels and blood cells.

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This summary is a project of the Institute for Community Engaged Scholarship (ICES) at the University of Guelph, with project partners: the Business Development Office (BDO), SPARK Program at the University of Guelph, and Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University. This project is part of the Pan-Canadian Research Impact Network. http://csahs.uoguelph.ca/pps/Clear_Research

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Horse, equine, pregnancy, embryo, estrogen, estrogen production, embryo development, hormone

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