Bull fertility is an important economic trait in sustainable cattle production, as infertile or
subfertile bulls give rise to large economic losses. Current methods to assess bull fertility are …

OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed at comparing the routine laboratory parameters and
Galectin-1 levels of control and polycystic ovarian syndrome patients. PATIENTS AND …

Background: Remarkably, the current study is one of the first to deploy galectin-1 (Gal-1) in
determining the degree of impairment of spermatogenesis among cases with non …

Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) belonging to pattern recognition receptors are involved in
maintaining testicular and epididymal immune homeostasis. The purpose of the current …

Natriuretic peptide (NP) family is composed of atrial, brain and C‐type NP (NPPA, NPPB and
NPPC). Here, we aimed to investigate NP expression in testis and epididymis during …

Abstract Surfactant protein A (SP-A) and Surfactant protein D (SP-D) glycoproteins play a
crucial role in maintaining lung homeostasis and lung host defense. Interestingly, these …

Cytoskeletal proteins not only define the shape of cells, but also have critical roles in their
proliferation, migration and motility, as well as in the establishment and maintenance of …

Galectin 3 is a multifunctional lectin implicated in cellular proliferation, differentiation,
adhesion, and apoptosis. This lectin is broadly expressed in testicular somatic cells and …

Background: Sexual reproduction is the basic way for higher eukaryotes to reproduce.
Fusion of sperm with oocyte is the key process for success of sexual reproduction. Multiple …

O crescimento e desenvolvimento de bovinos de corte está relacionado a uma sequência
de fases dependentes da idade composta pelas fases pré e pós-puberal. No entanto …