The ovary not containing the corpus luteum was removed from each of fifty-two ewes on Day 8 of the cycle. These animals were then allocated to one of the following groups. Group 1 : (control) received no further treatment. Group 2: the contralateral uterine horn, i.e. located on the side opposite to the corpus luteum, was removed. Group 3 : the ipsilateral uterine horn, i.e. located on the same...

The cyclic nature of the capillary bed in the corpus luteum offers a unique experimental model to examine the life cycle of endothelial cells, involving discrete physiologically regulated steps of angiogenesis, blood vessel maturation and blood vessel regression. The granulosa cells and theca cells of the developing antral follicle and the steroidogenic cells of the corpus luteum produce and re...

This review will focus on the main findings of our experiments that used B-mode and color-Doppler ultrasonography during the preovulatory period to study the morphological and blood flow/perfusion changes of the preovulatory follicle in mares. The topics to be addressed herein will be: ultrasonographic characteristics of the preovulatory follicle; B-mode echotextural changes of the follicle wal...

We investigated, using an image analysis system, the immunohistochemical localization of leukocyte subpopulations and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR in 30 normal-cycling human ovaries in order to better understand local immunological events in human ovaries. All subtypes of T lymphocytes examined (CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ cells) were sporadically observed in the stroma and theca layers of follicle...

In a retrospective survey of a large obstetrical ultrasound experience, 10 echogenic adnexal masses in nine patients with a coexistent intrauterine pregnancy were detected and analyzed. Definitive follow-up data available for seven of the nine patients disclosed three ovarian teratomas, two hemorrhagic corpus luteum cysts, one endometrioma, one inflammatory mass, and one colonic pseudomass. In ...

We examined the immunohistochemical localization of luteinizing hormone (LH)/human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) receptor (LH-R) in the human ovary using the anti-human LH-R monoclonal antibody, 3B5. In the antral follicles, LH-R was detected on theca interna cells. In pre-ovulatory follicles, granulosa cells also expressed LH-R. During corpus luteum formation, granulosa cells seemed to increas...

Variations in relative abundance of different cell organelles of steroidogenic cells from seven categories of goat corpus luteum viz. small (1-5 days), medium (6-10 days), large (11-15 days), regressing (16-21 days), previous cycle, penultimate cycle and pregnancy (<30 days), have been analysed. In granulosa luteal cells, smooth endoplasmic reticulum variations were not prominent. Rough endopla...