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Equines Endocrinology, Pregnancy Diagnosis and Disease Monitoring
Hormones
T4 [T4E]
Serum (clotted blood) or heparin plasma.
Cortisol [CORT]
Serum (clotted blood) or heparin plasma.
Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression Test* [CORT* x2]
Serum (clotted blood) or heparin plasma. 2 x CortisolProtocol Available
Pregnancy Diagnosis
Equine chorionic gonadotophin [PMSG]
Serum (clotted blood).45 to 95 days since last mating.
Oestrone Sulphate [OESU]
Serum (clotted blood) only.120 days since last mating to near term.
Total Urinary Oestrogens [TUO]
Urine.150 days since last mating to near term.
Progesterone [PROG]
Heparin plasma.
Reproductive Function
Oestrone Sulphate Rig Test* [OEST RIG]
Serum or heparin plasma.Horses / ponies >3 years old, not donkeys.
Protocol Available
hCG Stimulation Test Rig Test* [TEST x2]
Serum or heparin plasma.Horses / ponies >3 years old, not donkeys.
Protocol Available
Disease Monitoring
Troponin I [TROP]
SerumIndicator of acute myocardinal infarction
Fibrinogen [FIB]
EDTA.Acute phase protein - indicator of inflammatory disease.
Serum Protein Electrophoresis [SPE]
Serum