The effects of passive immunoneutralization of endogenous inhibin on ovulation rate in immature rats were investigated. Efficiency of superovulation on production of fertilized oocytes was compared between the inhibin antiserum (inhibin-AS) and equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) protocols. Immature female Wistar strain rats were superovulated with a single injection of 100-200 microl inhibin-A...

Exogenous eCG for stimulation of a single dominant follicle or for superovulation are common strategies to improve reproductive efficiency by increasing pregnancy rates and embryo production, respectively. Morphofunctional changes in the CL of eCG-treated cattle include increases in CL volume and plasma progesterone concentrations. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that eCG alters the content...

This study investigated sperm transport following superovulation and artificial insemination (AI) in the common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula. Females were superovulated by treatment with 15 IU pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) then 4 mg luteinizing hormone (LH) 78 h later. Inseminations were performed 27 h after LH (4 million motile spermatozoa/uterus). At 1.5, 3, 6, 9 and 12 ...

Abstract Background Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) is a rare condition in which there gonadal hypofunction due to absence of gonadotropin drive. In this condition, are very low serum levels gonadotropins. Pituitary gland may itself have some disease or disorder, be loss gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) pulses from the hypothalamus. The pharmacological interventions HH women formed basi...

Objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of season and dose of FSH on superovulatory responses in Iranian Bos indicus beef cattle (Sistani). Cyclic cows, in summer (n=16) and winter (n=16), were assigned randomly to three dose-treatment groups of 120 (n=10), 160 (n=12) and 200 (n=10) total mg of Folltropin-V with injections given twice daily for 4 days in decreasing doses. E...

The objective of this study was to determine whether or not reproductive performance in cattle produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is significantly different from that of their genetic donors. To address this question, we directed two longitudinal studies using different embryo production procedures: (1) superovulation followed by artificial insemination (AI) and embryo collection ...