Theories of endometriosis

D Vinatier, G Orazi, M Cosson, P Dufour - European Journal of Obstetrics & …, 2001 - Elsevier
Endometriosis is characterised by the presence of abnormally located tissue resembling the
endometrium with glands and stroma. Several hypotheses have attempted to explain the …

Mucometra, cystic endometrial hyperplasia, and pyometra in the bitch: advances in treatment and assessment of future reproductive success

J Verstegen, G Dhaliwal, K Verstegen-Onclin - Theriogenology, 2008 - Elsevier
Pyometra is a common reproductive disorder which affects nearly one fourth of all female
dogs before they reach 10 y of age. An association between pyometra and the most …

Endometriosis: a dysfunction and disease of the archimetra

G Leyendecker, G Kunz, M Noe… - Human reproduction …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Endometriosis is considered primarily a disease of the endometrial-subendometrial unit or
archimetra. The clinical picture of endometriosis characterises this disease as a …

The anatomy of the sheep cervix and its influence on the transcervical passage of an inseminating pipette into the uterine lumen

CM Kershaw, M Khalid, MR McGowan, K Ingram… - Theriogenology, 2005 - Elsevier
The anatomy of the sheep cervix is highly variable between animals and may explain the
differing success of transcervical AI between individuals. This study aims to quantify the …

Cyclooxygenase-2: its rich diversity of roles and possible application of its selective inhibitors

M Katori, M Majima - Inflammation Research, 2000 - Springer
In addition to housekeeping cyclooxygenase (COX)-1, which is constitutively expressed in
many body cells, an inducible COX-2 has been described and cloned. Induction or presence …

Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor and its messenger ribonucleic acid are present in the bovine cervix and can regulate cervical prostanoid synthesis

D Mizrachi, M Shemesh - Biology of reproduction, 1999 - academic.oup.com
The hypothesis that FSH regulates the bovine cervical prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis
that is known to be associated with cervical relaxation and opening at the time of estrus was …

Is endometriosis an endometrial disease?

D Vinatier, M Cosson, P Dufour - … Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and …, 2000 - Elsevier
Endometriosis is characterised by the presence of abnormally located tissue resembling the
endometrium with glands and stroma. Several hypotheses have attempted to explain the …

Fertility response of artificial insemination methods in sheep with fresh and frozen-thawed semen

R Masoudi, AZ Shahneh, A Towhidi, H Kohram… - Cryobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the fertility response of artificial insemination (AI)
methods with fresh and frozen sperm in sheep. In experiment 1, one hundred and fifty fat …

Down-regulation of oxytocin-induced cyclooxygenase-2 and prostaglandin F synthase expression by interferon-τ in bovine endometrial cells

CW Xiao, BD Murphy, J Sirois… - Biology of Reproduction, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Oxytocin (OT) is responsible for the episodic release of luteolytic prostaglandin (PG) F2α
from the uterus in ruminants. The attenuation of OT-stimulated uterine PGF2α secretion by …

The effects of the prostaglandin E analogue Misoprostol and follicle-stimulating hormone on cervical penetrability in ewes during the peri-ovulatory period

S Leethongdee, M Khalid, A Bhatti, S Ponglowhapan… - Theriogenology, 2007 - Elsevier
Two experiments in parous Welsh Mountain ewes determined the pattern of natural cervical
relaxation over the peri-ovulatory period and investigated FSH and Misoprostol as cervical …