The Effect of Ovulation-inducing Factor (oif) in Bovine Seminal Plasma on Ovarian Function in Cattle
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............................................................................................................................. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS....................................................................................................... iv DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................v TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................... vi LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................... ix list of figures ............................................................................................................................. xi List of abbreviations ................................................................................................................ xiii 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................1 1.1 Reproductive physiology in cattle ..............................................................................3 1.2 Reproductive physiology of camelids ........................................................................4 1.3 Ovulation ..................................................................................................................5 1.3.1 Ovulation in cattle ..............................................................................................6 1.3.2 Ovulation in camelids .........................................................................................6 1.4 Actions of the preovulatory LH surge on fully grown follicles ...................................7 1.5 Role of nerve growth factor and its receptor in ovulation ...........................................9 1.6 Role of NGF and its receptor in luteinization and luteal function ............................. 10 1.7 Ovulation-inducing factor (OIF) .............................................................................. 11 1.7.1 Ovulation-inducing factor in camelids .............................................................. 12
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