Inhibins are gonadal glycoprotein hormones whose main endocrine function is to inhibit
pituitary FSH secretion. In addition to testes and ovaries, other steroid-producing organs are …

There has been increasing interest in the role of hypoxia in the microenvironment of organs,
because of the discovery of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF1), which acts as a transcription …

The fate of the canine corpus luteum (CL) differs from that of other domestic species: beyond
the extended luteal regression observed in both pregnant and non-pregnant cycles, active …

VEGFA is one of the most potent known inducers of angiogenesis. However, the function of
angiogenic factors in the canine corpus luteum (CL) of pregnancy and in the pregnant uterus …

Although similar at the molecular and cellular levels, endocrine mechanisms governing
reproductive function in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) differ markedly at the regulatory …

Luteal inadequacy is a major cause of poor embryo development and infertility.
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is an essential process underpinning …

We hypothesized that stimulatory and superovulatory treatments, using equine chorionic
gonadotropin (eCG), modulate the expression of genes related to insulin, cellular modelling …

In the bitch, ovarian follicular and corpus luteum (CL) development and function are
regulated by gonadotropins as well as local factors, the role of which is especially important …

Glucose uptake increases in canine luteal cells under insulin treatment. We hypothesize that
insulin also increases luteal cell steroidogenesis. Dogs underwent elective …

The domestic dog (Canis familiaris) and the cat (Felis catus), although sharing the same
goal of ensuring maximal fertility, have developed different reproductive strategies …