New insights of the role of β-NGF in the ovulation mechanism of induced ovulating species

MH Ratto, M Berland, ME Silva, GP Adams - Reproduction, 2019 - rep.bioscientifica.com
The type of stimuli triggering GnRH secretion has been used to classify mammalian species
into two categories: spontaneous or induced ovulators. In the former, ovarian steroids …

The effect of seminal plasma β-NGF on follicular fluid hormone concentration and gene expression of steroidogenic enzymes in llama granulosa cells

XP Valderrama, JF Goicochea, ME Silva… - Reproductive Biology …, 2019 - Springer
Background Nerve growth factor (β-NGF) from llama seminal plasma has been described as
a potent ovulatory and luteotrophic molecule after intramuscular or intrauterine infusion in …

Nerve Growth Factor-β production in the bull: gene expression, immunolocalization, seminal plasma constitution, and association with sire conception rates

JL Stewart, IF Canisso, RE Ellerbrock… - Animal reproduction …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Nerve Growth Factor-β (NGF) is a seminal plasma protein that regulates sperm
physiology in bulls, yet its production and association with fertility remain unclear. The …

[PDF][PDF] Nerve growth factor: Its role in male fertility as an ovulation inducer

OA Bogle - 2016 - harvest.usask.ca
The studies presented in this thesis were designed to elucidate whether the abundance of
ovulation-inducing factor/nerve growth factor (OIF/NGF) in alpaca semen can be used as a …