›› 2011, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (11): 140-143.

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Early Pregnancy Diagnosis by Pregnancy Associated Glycoprotein in Dairy Cattle

ZHONG Xu1,2, XUE Li-qun1, TIAN Jian-hui2   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine,Hunan Agricultural University,Changsha 410128,China;2. College of Animal Science,China Agricultural University,Beijing 100193,China
  • Received:2011-04-20 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2011-11-20 Published:2011-11-20

Abstract: Pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) is a pregnancy specific protein which found in the peripheral blood of pregnant ruminant animal. PAG plays an important role during pregnancy. Currently,detecting the PAG concentration in the serum can used for pregnancy diagnose. This article reviews the discovery,purification,metabolism of PAG,and the application of PAG in early pregnancy diagnosis.

Key words: pregnancy-associated glycoprotein(PAG); pregnancy diagnosis; dairy cattle

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