The peptide hormone relaxin, is well known for its dilatory effects throughout the reproductive system during pregnancy. Recently, it has also been linked with vascular remodeling in uterus as renal system. Several epidemiologic studies have reported increased risk of pre-eclampsia ART, but underlying mechanism(s) are still poorly understood. Our objective was to explore effect superovulation, ...

Over 15 million babies have been conceived by IVF, yet debate about its safety to offspring continues. We hypothesized that superovulation and in vitro fertilization (IVF) promote genomic changes, including altered telomere length (TL) activation of the retrotransposon LINE-1 (L1), tested this hypothesis a mouse model.

Assisted reproductive technologies are fertility treatments used by subfertile couples to conceive their biological child. Although generally considered safe, these pregnancies have been linked to genomic imprinting disorders, including Beckwith-Wiedemann and Silver-Russell Syndromes. Silver-Russell Syndrome is a growth disorder characterized by pre- and post-natal growth retardation. The Mest ...

twelve (experiment i) and four (experiment ii) multiparous dairy cows seronegative to pestivirus were selected and randomly assigned to either a control group which did not become infected or a treatment group in which all cows became infected following intranasal inoculation 9 days before ai. the experimental induction of infection was carried out with 2 ml of non-cytopathic pestivirus (bvd vi...

In the study, 6 donors (n=6) cow of Selenge (n=3) and Alatau breeds were selected for superovulation. Superovulation treatment artificial insemination (AI) Donor Cow Regardless estrous cycle, Insert Controlled Internal Drug Release (CIDR; Hamilton, New Zealand) to from 5th day after inserting CIDR, diminishing inject Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH; Kyoritsu Seiyaku Corporation, Japan.) 36IU ...

The objective of this study was to compare three superovulation protocols in dromedary camels. Follicular waves of dromedary camel donors (n=6) were synchronized using two GnRH injections. Superovulation was initiated 2 days after the second injection (day 0 of experiment). The experiment was conducted using change over design, where all females received three superovulation treatments one afte...

Five Murrah buffaloes were studied ultrasonographically to record the biometry of the ovarian structures and superovulatory response during superovulation (SOV) following follicle ablation. Transvaginal ultrasound-guided follicle aspiration / ablation (FA) was done at the middle of the oestrous cycle (day 10) on follicle of over 10 mm diameter, using 5.0 MHz convex-array intravaginal transducer...

Embryos from Bos indicus are more resistant to elevated culture temperature (i.e. heat shock) than embryos from some Bos taurus breeds. The present experiment was designed to determine if Brahman embryos have greater resistance to heat shock than Holstein embryos at a stage in development before the embryonic genome was fully activated. A second objective was to test breed effects on estrus syn...