and Francesco J. DeMayo2 (1) Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA (2) Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030,…
Cattle type No. studies Specific days of EEM Incidence of EEM Mean (range) Reference Beef heifers 2 2–16 21.8 % (4.5–43.7 %) a Dairy heifers 1 2–6 28.9 % b…
Fig. 11.1 Schematic representation of the most important hormonal mechanisms regulating canine luteal function (Modified from Kowalewski et al. (2014b)). A detailed explanation is provided in the text. COX2/PTGS2 cyclooxygenase…
Fig. 7.1 Early pregnancy events in sheep. This schematic summarizes the relative changes in embryo/blastocyst/conceptus development after fertilization in relation to position in the female reproductive tract and circulating levels…
Fig. 8.1 The luteostatic “endocrine–exocrine” model for maternal recognition of pregnancy in the pig. In cyclic gilts, the loss of PGR in the uterine epithelia by day 10 of the…
Fig. 6.1 The effect of elevated progesterone on conceptus elongation. Transient elevation of peripheral progesterone concentrations by exogenous administration results in the acceleration of conceptus development. Photographs illustrate elongating bovine…
Fig. 4.1 Structural representations of TMs. (a) MUC1, MUC4, MUC16 (not drawn to scale). Abbreviations: VNTR variable number of tandem repeats, SEA sea urchin sperm protein–enterokinase–agrin, TMD transmembrane domain, CT…
Fig. 12.1 Photoperiodic and lactational control of diapause in the mink (LHS) and tammar (RHS). In the tammar, the sucking stimulus upregulates prolactin, inhibiting the corpus luteum, initiating and maintaining…
Fig. 9.1 Timeline of events during early pregnancy in the mare 9.11 Conclusions Indirect conclusions can be drawn only about the time frame during which maternal recognition of pregnancy occurs….
Fig. 1.1 Penile spines of the glans penis of rats stimulate the vagina of the female during mating to extend CL lifespan beyond a normal 4-day estrous cycle. If maternal…
