adrenal cortex - the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones adrenal medulla - the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine corpus luteum - yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates af...
If no pregnancy occurs during an estrous cycle in the pig, the non-pregnant uterus secretes prostaglandin F2α (PGF-2α), which makes the corpus luteum regress (luteolysis) [20]. In women, the mechanism behind luteolysis is a bit more unclear, however, it is suggested that intraluteal PGF...
Based on the patient’s symptoms, vital signs and ABG, treatment should not be postponed. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is an opportunistic infection seen mostly in immunocompromised patients. HIV patients not on antiretroviral treatment have a 75-90% risk of developing Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia,...
Nevertheless, adipose function is important because adipose tissue secretes many factors that not only regulate adipocytes, macrophages, and pluripotential cells but also likely alter ovarian function in PCOS 171, 172. These factors may act indirectly or directly on granulosa cells (i.e., IL6, ...
When the oocyte reaches a certain size threshold, it secretes factors that inhibit the ability of granulosa cells to promote oocyte growth [16, 17]. This indicates that the oocyte determines not only the growth of the follicle but indirectly also its own growth. The assembly of primordial ...
that contains and secretes a fragment of HMW-MAA fused to the N-terminal listeriolysin O MHC I: Major Histocompatibility Complex I MMP-2: Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 NK: Natural Killer cells PDGFR-β: platelet derived growth factor receptor beta ...
The main reason for investigating the effect of oxytocin on AQP1 and AQP5 expression was that pig endometrium secretes oxytocin [44] and possesses its receptors [45]. In the uterus, the concentration of OT receptor in the endometrium changes during the estrous cycle. It has been reported that...
After pregnancy occurs, the CL secretes hormones such as P4 to participate in the regulation of implantation and early maintenance of pregnancy [26]. If pregnancy fails or if the fetus is delivered, the CL regresses normally to start a new reproductive cycle [27]. Therefore, the maintenance an...
associated with uterine ultrasound. Moreover, during the laparoscopic procedure, the presence of either corpus luteum or corpus albicans was searched to discriminate the sexually mature subjects from impuberal ones. All surgical interventions were conducted in accordance with Italian law in the respect ...
The impact of heat stress on dairy cows has detrimental effects on their reproductive cycle [81], such as causing premature corpus luteum death, resulting in an augment of infertility and abortion. Furthermore, high temperatures can increase the risk of fetal death. In fact, in ref. [82], ...