In pregnant dairy cows, natural serum kisspeptin‑10 concentrations changed across gestation: they rose at 90-120 days, fell until 180-210 days, and rose again until 240-270 days.
In plain wordsIn pregnant cows, the body's own kisspeptin‑10 levels rose and fell at different stages of pregnancy.
- Peptide
- Kisspeptin-10
- Outcome
- MixedSerum kisspeptin-10 concentration across pregnancy
- Study
cattle (dairy cow)n = 80
pregnant dairy cows- Outcome group
- Sex hormones and fertility · Reproductive and sexual health
Source sentences
After an initial plateau, Kp‑10 concentrations increased at 90‑120 days and then decreased until 180‑210 days, undergoing a further increase until 240‑270 days.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Eighty pregnant cows were enrolled and the pregnancy was divided into 8 periods of 30 days each (from 30‑60 days to 240‑270 days).
Kp‑10, GnIH, cortisol and E2 were measured in sera.
This result measures the body's own Kisspeptin-10. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.