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. 2015 Jun;44(6):742–758.

Table 4:

Concentrations (ng/L) of the sum of free and conjugated E1, αE2, βE2, and E3 in bovine milk collected at different trimesters of pregnancy from lactating cows (95)

Hormone Trimester of gestation

first second third
E1 7.9 ± 0.7 452 ± 66 1266 ± 38
αE2 33 ± 7 84 ± 4 322 ± 35
βE2 18.6 ± 0.2 51.4 ± 2.7 51.2 ± 1.5
E3 <LOD <LOD <LOD

<LOD, lower than limit of detection level