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To measure baseline concentrations of androstenedione, dihydrotestosterone, estradiol, and testosterone in Leghorn chicken egg yolks and track their changes across embryonic development.

October 29, 2002Journal of Experimental Zoology

Changes in sex steroid levels in yolks of the leghorn chicken, Gallus domesticus, during embryonic development

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To measure baseline concentrations of androstenedione, dihydrotestosterone, estradiol, and testosterone in Leghorn chicken egg yolks and track their changes across embryonic development.
Incubated Leghorn chicken (Gallus domesticus) eggs at 37.8°C and sampled yolk material from staged embryos across predetermined incubation intervals.
Separated androstenedione, dihydrotestosterone, estradiol, and testosterone using column chromatography and quantified concentrations via radioimmunoassays.
Yolk androstenedione and testosterone levels decreased significantly during embryonic development, with androstenedione displaying significantly higher initial levels than all other hormones, while dihydrotestosterone mirrored testosterone trends.
Estradiol declined initially but increased significantly near the end of development between embryonic stages 40 and 45 (days 14–20), indicating endogenous steroid synthesis by embryonic gonads.

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Laboratory study reveals shifting yolk sex steroid levels during chicken embryonic development, suggesting late-stage estradiol production by embryonic gonads.

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Elf et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a00735310d6befb25776b89 https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.10169

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Laboratory study reveals shifting yolk sex steroid levels during chicken embryonic development, suggesting late-stage estradiol production by embryonic gonads.

Changes in sex steroid levels in yolks of the leghorn chicken, Gallus domesticus, during embryonic development

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Changes in sex steroid levels in yolks of the leghorn chicken, Gallus domesticus, during embryonic development

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