Morphology and vascularization of the corpus luteum of peccaries (Pecari tajacu, Linnaeus, 1758) throughout the estrous cycle

Autor: M.T.M. Miranda-Moura, G.B. Oliveira, G.C.X. Peixoto, J.M. Pessoa, P.C. Papa, M.S. Maia, C.E.B. Moura, M.F. Oliveira
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Vol 68, Iss 1, Pp 87-96 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-4162
DOI: 10.1590/1678-4162-8486
Popis: The current paper characterizes the changes in morphology and vascularization of the corpus luteum of collared peccaries during the estrous cycle and correlates progesterone synthesis (P4). Twenty females were subjected to a treatment for estrus synchronization; an ear implant containing 1.5 mg of norgestomet was implanted on D0, whereas on D9 the peccaries received an IM injection of eCG 200UI and 50g of PGF2a. The animals were divided into four groups (G1, G2, G3 and G4) and euthanized on post-ovulation days 3, 12, 18 and 22. The ovaries were collected and the corpora lutea were measured and processed for histological and vascular density (Dv). Blood was collected for dosage of P4 serum. The morphology of the ovaries, the corpora lutea and P4 varied significantly during the estrous cycle (P
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