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| HAYASHI, Ken-Go; MATSUI, Motozumi; ACOSTA, Tomas J.; KIDA, Katsuya; MIYAMOTO, Akio; 松井, 基純; 木田, 克弥; 宮本, 明夫. |
| Luteinizing hormone (LH) surge and follicle rupture act as trigger to start corpus luteum (CL) formation. Thus, we aimed to investigate whether a dominant follicle that has not been exposed to an LH surge can become a functional CL. For this purpose, follicular fluid from the dominant follicles (DF) of cows was aspirated before or after a GnRH-induced LH surge, and subsequent CL formation was observed. Holstein cows were divided into four groups as follows: Luteal phase, a DF was aspirated 7 days after GnRH injection; Pre-LH surge, a DF was aspirated 42 h after PGF2α injection during the mid luteal phase; Post-LH surge, a DF was aspirated 24 h after GnRH injection following PGF2α; and Intact follicle, ovulation was induced by GnRH injection after PGF2α.... |
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Palavras-chave: Corpus luteum formation; Cow; Follicle aspiration; LH surge. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/2982 |
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