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High-Definition Optical Coherence Tomography for the in vivo Detection of Demodex Mites [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Demodex mites are involved in different skin diseases and are commonly detected by skin scrape tests or superficial biopsies. A new high-definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) with high lateral and axial resolution in a horizontal ...
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Bioengineering the Hair Follicle [PDF]
Organogenesis, 2007 The hair follicle develops from the primitive embryonic epidermis as a result of complex epithelial-mesenchymal interactions. The full follicle, consisting of epithelial cylinders under control of a proximal lying mesenchymal papilla, grows in cycles giving rise to a new hair shaft during each cycle.
T. Barrows +5 more
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Effect of FSH on testicular morphology and spermatogenesis in gonadotrophin-deficient hypogonadal mice lacking androgen receptors [PDF]
, 2010 Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and androgen act to stimulate and maintain spermatogenesis. FSH acts directly on the Sertoli cells to stimulate germ cell number and acts indirectly to increase androgen production by the Leydig cells.
Abel, M.H. +4 more
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The effect of activated silicon dioxide and betaine supplementation on quails' growth and productivity [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2021 Background and Aim: Silicon dioxide and betaine supplements are essential in the poultry diet to improve growth and laying performance. This study aimed to determine the effect of activated silicon dioxide (ASD) and betaine supplementation on quails ...
Adi Ratriyanto +2 more
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Steroid profile of porcine follicular fluid and blood serum: Relation with follicular development
Physiological Reports, 2019 The aim of this study was to identify follicular fluid (FF) steroids which reflect follicular development in the early stages of the follicular phase and to establish whether the levels of these FF steroids correspond to their levels in serum.
Natasja G. J. Costermans +6 more
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The Journal of Reproduction and Development, 2023 Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) plays a crucial role in follicular growth and stimulates steroid hormone production in bovine follicles. Steroid hormones are synthesized through the actions of steroidogenic enzymes, specifically STAR, CYP11A1, HSD3B,
Ahmad Farid RAWAN +5 more
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Structure of the ovaries of the Nimba otter shrew, Micropotamogale lamottei, and the Madagascar hedgehog tenrec, Echinops telfairi [PDF]
, 2005 The otter shrews are members of the subfamily Potamogalinae within the family Tenrecidae. No description of the ovaries of any member of this subfamily has been published previously.
A.C. Enders +18 more
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The Journal of Poultry Science, 2003 Avian perivitelline membrane, an investment homologous to the zona pellucida of mammalian oocytes, is composed of two glycoproteins. Previous studies have indicated that one of the components, a glycoprotein homologous to mammalian ZPC, is produced and ...
Jianzhi Pan +2 more
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Expression of Relaxin 3 in the Ovarian Follicle of Japanese Quail
The Journal of Poultry Science, 2023 The relaxin (RLN) gene is expressed in the reproductive tracts, such as the ovary and uterus, of mammalian species. Although RLN expression is detected in the chicken ovary, detailed clarification of the physiological role of RLN has not yet been ...
Khoi X. Hoang +3 more
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Age as A Predictor of Embryo Quality Regardless of The Quantitative Ovarian Response [PDF]
International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2017 Background One determining factor of a successful in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle is embryo quality. The aim of the present study was to evaluate associations of embryo quality and reserve markers like age, FSH and AMH.
Juliano Brum. Scheffer +5 more
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