Impacts of phytoestrogens on livestock production: A review

NM Hashem, YA Soltan - Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and …, 2016 - ejnf.journals.ekb.eg
Phytoestrogens, polyphenolic compounds, are one of the major plant secondary metabolites
found abundantly in animal diets. However, these phytochemicals play initial important roles …

Effect of undernutrition on the uterine environment during maternal recognition of pregnancy in sheep

C Sosa, JA Abecia, M Carriquiry… - Reproduction …, 2009 - CSIRO Publishing
The effects of pregnancy and undernutrition on endometrial gene expression were
investigated in ewes fed all or half their maintenance requirements and killed on Day 14 of …

[HTML][HTML] Ovarian steroids affect prostaglandin production in equine endometrial cells in vitro

AZ Szóstek, AM Galvao… - Journal of …, 2014 - joe.bioscientifica.com
It has been suggested, mainly by in vitro findings, that cardiovascular tissue in the
spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) should be more prone to proliferate/hypertrophy than …

Effects of commonly used carbamates (carbaryl and thiram) on the regulatory, secretory and motor functions of bovine cervixes in vitro

MH Wrobel, J Mlynarczuk, R Rekawiecki - Theriogenology, 2024 - Elsevier
Previously studied classes of pesticides, including organochlorines, organophosphates and
pyrethroids disturb the mechanism that causes bovine myometrial contractions. Hence, the …

Equol and para-ethyl-phenol stimulate prostaglandin F2α secretion in bovine corpus luteum: Intracellular mechanisms of action

I Woclawek-Potocka, A Bober, A Korzekwa… - Prostaglandins & Other …, 2006 - Elsevier
Corpus luteum (CL) is a reproductive gland that plays a crucial endocrine role in the
regulation of the estrous cycle, fertility, and pregnancy in cattle. The main function of CL is …

Impairment of uterine smooth muscle contractions and prostaglandin secretion from cattle myometrium and corpus luteum in vitro is influenced by DDT, DDE and HCH

MH Wrobel, P Bedziechowski, J Mlynarczuk… - Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT),
dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)(10 ng/ml) on …

Phytoestrogen metabolites are much more active than phytoestrogens themselves in increasing prostaglandin F2α synthesis via prostaglanin F2α synthase-like 2 …

I Woclawek-Potocka, K Okuda, TJ Acosta… - Prostaglandins & other …, 2005 - Elsevier
Phytoestrogens have recently been suggested to be the cause of infertility by stimulating
luteolytic prostaglandin (PG) F2α secretion from endometrium in cattle. The purpose of this …

Do cypermethrin and fenvalerate disturb the function of the bovine cervix in vitro?

MH Wrobel, J Mlynarczuk… - Journal of …, 2022 - joe.bioscientifica.com
This study aimed to investigate the effect of pyrethroid insecticides on the regulation of
bovine cervical function. Cervical cells or strips obtained from cows during the periovulation …

The effect of ovarian steroids on oxytocin-stimulated secretion and synthesis of prostaglandins in bovine myometrial cells

D Slonina, MK Kowalik, M Subocz, J Kotwica - Prostaglandins & Other …, 2009 - Elsevier
The aim was to study whether bovine myometrial cells have an enzymatic system able to
produce prostaglandins (PGs) and whether PGs synthesis is regulated by steroids in a …

Effect of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on transcription factor regulation in the bovine endometrium

SM Waters, GS Coyne, DA Kenny, DG Morris - Molecular biology reports, 2014 - Springer
Dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 PUFA) supplementation is postulated to have
positive effects on fertility. The impact of dietary n-3 PUFA supplementation on physiological …