Preovulatory, postovulatory, and postmaternal recognition effects of concentrations of progesterone on embryonic survival in the cow,

EK Inskeep - Journal of animal science, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Although fertilization rate usually is very high when male fertility is normal, pregnancy rates
are below expectations when defined by the birth of live offspring in response to first service …

[PDF][PDF] The corpus luteum: an ovarian structure with maternal instincts and suicidal tendencies

JS Davis, BR Rueda - Front Biosci, 2002 - researchgate.net
The corpus luteum is a unique hormoneregulated, transient reproductive gland that
produces progesterone, a required product for the establishment and maintenance of early …

Involvement of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines, Mediators of Inflammation, and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor in Prostaglandin F-Induced Luteolysis in Bovine Corpus …

TP Neuvians, D Schams, B Berisha… - Biology of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
The process of luteolysis requires very subtly modulated coordination of different factors and
regulation systems. Immune cells and cytokines were shown to be relevant for bovine …

Expression and localization of IGF family members in bovine antral follicles during final growth and in luteal tissue during different stages of estrous cycle and …

D Schams, B Berisha, M Kosmann… - Domestic Animal …, 2002 - Elsevier
The objectives of the study were to monitor the detailed pattern for mRNA expression (RT-
PCR and RPA) of IGFs, IGFR-1, IGFBPs, GHR and localization of protein …

Genomics techniques: an overview of methods for the study of gene expression

DE Moody - Journal of Animal Science, 2001 - academic.oup.com
A variety of methods to identify differences in gene expression exist, including subtractive
hybridization, differential display, serial analysis of gene expression, and microarray …

Life or death decisions in the corpus luteum

JL Pate, CJ Johnson‐Larson… - … in Domestic Animals, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Contents The corpus luteum (CL) is an ephemeral endocrine organ. During its lifespan, it
undergoes a period of extremely rapid growth that involves hypertrophy, proliferation and …

Effect of prostaglandin F2 alpha on local luteotropic and angiogenic factors during induced functional luteolysis in the bovine corpus luteum

B Berisha, HHD Meyer, D Schams - Biology of reproduction, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The essential role of endometrial prostaglandin F2 alpha (PTGF) for induction of the corpus
luteum (CL) regression is well documented in the cow. However, the acute effects of PTGF …

Low peripheral progesterone and late embryonic/early fetal loss in suckled beef and lactating dairy cows

JD Rhinehart, MJ Starbuck-Clemmer, JA Flores… - Theriogenology, 2009 - Elsevier
Pregnancy failure during placentation in lactating dairy cows was associated with low
concentrations of serum progesterone. Beef cows have greater serum progesterone and …

Differential gene expression in the bovine corpus luteum during transition from early phase to midphase and its potential role in acquisition of luteolytic sensitivity to …

MP Goravanahally, M Salem, J Yao… - Biology of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2alpha) brings about regression of the bovine corpus luteum
(CL). This luteolytic property of PGF2alpha is used in beef and dairy cattle to synchronize …

Prostaglandin F Regulation of the Bovine Corpus Luteum Endothelin System During the Early and Midluteal Phase

MF Wright, B Sayre, E Keith Inskeep… - Biology of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Recent evidence in the cow suggests that endothelin-1 (ET-1) plays a role during
prostaglandin (PG) F2α-induced luteal regression. We have examined the effects of …