Effect of administration of eCG to postpartum cows on folliculogenesis in the ovary ipsilateral to the previously gravid uterine horn and uterine involution

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Sheldon, IM
Dobson, H
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[1] Univ London Royal Vet Coll, Dept Farm Anim & Equine Med & Surg, Hatfield AL9 7TA, Herts, England
[2] Univ Liverpool, Dept Vet Clin Sci & Anim Husb, Neston CH64 7TE, England
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JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND FERTILITY | 2000年 / 119卷 / 01期
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10.1530/reprod/119.1.157
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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This study tested the hypothesis that increased oestradiol secretion by large follicles in the ovary ipsilateral to the previously gravid uterine horn has a local effect to increase the rate of uterine involution. Cows were administered an i.m. water placebo (n = 19), 250 iu equine chorionic gonadotrophin (eCG) (n = 18) or 750 iu eCG (n = 20) 14 days post partum (day 0). Transrectal ultrasonography at the time of treatment and 2, 4 and 6 days later monitored uterine horn diameter and ovarian structures. Blood samples collected contemporaneously were assayed for 15-keto-13,14-dihydro-prostaglandin F-2 alpha and oestradiol concentration. For control cows, accumulated diameter of the largest follicle in the ovary ipsilateral to the previously gravid uterine hem, compared with the contralateral ovary, was smaller on day 0 (P < 0.05) and days 2, 4 and 6 (P < 0.001). There were no significant differences in the eCG-treated animals. There were 12, 8 and 11 cows with a plasma oestradiol concentration < 1 pg ml(-1) on day 0 in the control, 250 and 750 iu eCG treatment groups, respectively. For control cows, the peripheral oestradiol concentrations were higher on day 6 compared with days 0, 2 and 4 (P < 0.05); for cows treated with 250 iu eCG, concentrations were higher on days 4 and 6 compared with day 0 (P < 0.05); and for cows treated with 750 iu eCG, concentrations were higher on days 2 and 4 compared with day 0 (P < 0.01.). Treatment with eCG, or the presence of a follicle > 8 mm in diameter in the ovary ipsilateral to the previously gravid uterine horn, did not affect the rate of uterine involution or plasma 15-keto-13,14-dihydro-prostaglandin F-2 alpha concentration. In conclusion, administration of eCG to increase follicular growth and oestradiol production overcame the inhibition of follicular growth in the ovary ipsilateral to the previously gravid uterine hem, but did not affect uterine involution.
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