altrenogest
Sign in to saveAltrenogest, sold under the brand names Swinemate and Altren manufactured by Aurora Pharmaceutical and Regumate manufactured by Merck, is a progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group which is widely used in veterinary medicine to suppress or synchronize estrus in horses and pigs. It is available for veterinary use in both Europe (as Regumate) and the United States (as Matrix).
Research
285 papers- Effects of altrenogest on reproductive performance of gilts and sows: A meta-analysis.Animal reproduction science · 2018
- Pharmacokinetics of altrenogest in gilts.Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics · 2019
- Altrenogest Supplementation during Early Pregnancy Improves Reproductive Outcome in Pigs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
- Altrenogest affects the development and endocrine milieu of ovarian follicles in prepubertal and mature gilts†.Biology of reproduction · 2020
- Altrenogest treatment reduces the stress response of three-year-old warmblood mares during their initial equestrian training.Domestic animal endocrinology · 2022
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Synthesis
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Altrenogest, sold under the brand names Swinemate and Altren manufactured by Aurora Pharmaceutical and Regumate manufactured by Merck, is a progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group which is widely used in veterinary medicine to suppress or synchronize estrus in horses and pigs. It is available for veterinary use in both Europe (as Regumate) and the United States (as Matrix).
==Uses==
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