Excised uteri from 22 reproductively sound cycling mares were divided into 4 groups
according to the stage of the estrous cycle of each mare and analyzed for changes in the …

The objective of this study was to compare expression of estrogen receptor alpha (ER-α), β
(ER-β), progesterone receptor (PR), as well as prostaglandin E2 type 2 (EP2) and 4 (EP4) …

Each year numerous mares fail to fall pregnant despite optimised breeding management (no
obvious reason of infertility in mare, good semen quality of stallion, correct timing of …

Oxytocin is a hormone with functions in: reproduction, maternal bonding, milk ejection, and
feeding/social behavior, and is reported to be present in a variety of tissues. Our goal is to …

Early embryonic development, implantation, and maintenance of a pregnancy are critically
dependent upon a precisely orchestrated embryo-maternal interaction leading to a receptive …

Mares (n= 37) were treated from 4h after breeding through 2 days post-ovulation with
oxytocin or cloprostenol. Oxytocin (20units im) was administered every 6h and cloprostenol …

Mares (n= 30) were treated in the post-ovulatory period with saline, oxytocin, or cloprostenol
(Clo). Dose, administration frequency and treatment day (Day 0, 1 or 2 post-ovulation) were …

The effect of side of corpus luteum on uterine gene expression and protein localization of
estrogen receptor α (ERα) and progesterone receptor (PR) in healthy cyclic and pregnant …

The mechanism for maternal recognition of pregnancy (MRP) in horses is unknown. To
maintain a pregnancy, a mobile conceptus must be recognized by the uterus before d 14 …

Transvaginal ultrasound-guided luteal biopsy was used to evaluate the effects of
prostaglandin (PG) F2α on steady-state concentrations of mRNA for specific genes that may …