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SECTI<strong>ON</strong> IV: OBJTCTIVES <strong>OF</strong> <strong>THE</strong> PRESENT INVESTIGATI<strong>ON</strong>S<br />

They are:<br />

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The objectives of the present studíes are several fold.<br />

l. To establish a method for the purificaffon of ovine<br />

placental lactogen (oPL) from ovine placentaì cotyledons in sufficient<br />

purity and guantity for chemical and bio'logical studjes.<br />

2. To search for and characterize the receptor sites for<br />

oPL in ovine tissues in order to 'locate poss.lbìe sites of action for opL<br />

in the sheep during pregnancy.<br />

3. To develop a sensitive radi olmmunoas say for opL that can<br />

measure oPL specffically and quantitatively.<br />

sheep.<br />

4. To study the secretion of ovine placentat lactogen in the<br />

5. To demonstrate the biosynthesis of opl.<br />

6. To study the bioìogicaì effects of opl in rats.

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