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A Comparative Study Of Steroid Hormone Levels And Oestrogen Receptor Alpha (Erα) Between Normal Bitch Uteri And Pyometra During Dioestrus, Sayamon Srisuwatanasagul, Kongkiat Srisuwatanasagul, Sudson Sirividayapong
A Comparative Study Of Steroid Hormone Levels And Oestrogen Receptor Alpha (Erα) Between Normal Bitch Uteri And Pyometra During Dioestrus, Sayamon Srisuwatanasagul, Kongkiat Srisuwatanasagul, Sudson Sirividayapong
The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine
Ovarian steroid hormones and their receptors play an important role in both physiological as well as pathological changes seen in the uterus. For the further understanding of the mechanism of pyometra, in relation to steroid hormones and their receptors in the bitch, the difference between the expression of the oestrogen receptor alpha (ERa) between normal and pyometra bitches during dioestrus was investigated. Uterine samples were collected during dioestrus from normal and pyometra bitches. Immunohistochemistry was used to investigate the expression of ERa in the different compartments of the uterus. The results showed that the levels of steroid hormones in the …
Evaluation Of Vaginal Smears, And Progesterone And Relaxin Levels In Pregnant, And Overt And Covert Pseudopregnant Bitches, Ni̇hat Özyurtlu, S. Serhan Ay, Erol Alaçam
Evaluation Of Vaginal Smears, And Progesterone And Relaxin Levels In Pregnant, And Overt And Covert Pseudopregnant Bitches, Ni̇hat Özyurtlu, S. Serhan Ay, Erol Alaçam
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Progesterone and relaxin levels, vaginal smears, and physical differences were evaluated in pregnant, overt pseudopregnant, and covert pseudopregnant bitches. The study included 30 bitches of various breeds, aged 3-12 years and 20 ± 2 kg in body weight, that were divided into 3 groups of 10 animals each. Bitches in group 1 were in the last trimester of pregnancy. Group 2 contained overt pseudopregnant bitches and group 3 consisted of covert pseudopregnant and late dioestrus (between 40 and 60 days of dioestrus) bitches without any signs of overt pseudopregnancy. Clinical, ultrasonographic, and vaginal smear examinations were performed, and cyclic stage …
Ultrasonographic Monitoring Of Follicular Development, Ovulation And Corpora Lutea Formation In A Bitch, Kemal Eker, M. Rifat Salmanoğlu
Ultrasonographic Monitoring Of Follicular Development, Ovulation And Corpora Lutea Formation In A Bitch, Kemal Eker, M. Rifat Salmanoğlu
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Follicular development, ovulation and corpora lutea formation in a bitch were monitored daily by ultrasonography using a 8-MHz linear transducer. These findings were compared with vaginal cytology and changes in the peripheral serum concentrations of oestradiol-17\beta and progesterone. The follicles were identified as anechoic spherical structures on day 6 of prooestrus. The numbers of follicles imaged on day 6 of prooestrus were 3 on the left ovary and 3 on the right ovary. The average follicular size was 0.67 ± 0.06 cm on the right ovary and 0.48 ± 0.02 cm on the left ovary during the follicular phase. Apparent …