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Shows plasma total cholesterol levels decline during early pregnancy and normalize postpartum in rhesus monkeys, indicating gestation-specific changes in maternal lipid metabolism.
SummaryPlasma concentration of total cholesterol is decreased during pregnancy in rhesus monkeys. The decline is observed within one month following conception and continues until the 12th week of gestation. Plasma cholesterol does not change until one week following parturition when a return to nonpregnant levels is observed. At 3 weeks postpartum cholesterol concentrations are the same as those found prior to conception.
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