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. 2009 Jul 14;106(30):12388–12393. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0902235106

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2.

fGCM concentrations rise after 15 March (Julian Date = 74), concurrent with significant increases in progesterone concentration at the onset of the third trimester of gestation. This seasonal rise in fGCM concentration is apparent in samples from females (squares) but not males (circles), and can be explained by the late gestational increase in plasma steroid binding globulins in females.