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Distribution of estrogen receptor α and progesterone receptor B in the bovine oviduct during the follicular and luteal phases of the sexual cycle: an immunohistochemical and semi-quantitative study
- Source :
- Biotechnic & Histochemistry. 86:315-325
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2010.
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Abstract
- The aim of our study was to determine the distribution of estrogen receptor α (ERα) and progesterone receptor B (PR-B) in the bovine oviduct during the follicular and luteal phases. Bovine oviducts from 23 animals were obtained from a local slaughterhouse. Blood samples from these animals also were taken before death to measure estrogen and progesterone levels. The serum levels of estradiol-17β and progesterone changed during the estrous cycle. Tissue distribution of ERα and PR-B was examined using immunohistochemical techniques and the results showed that ERα and PR-B were stained in nuclei of cells and could be detected in all compartments along the entire oviduct during both the follicular and luteal phases. During the follicular phase, no significant differences were found between ERα and PR-B distribution (p < 0.05), while significant differences were found between ERα and PR-B during the luteal phase (p < 0.05). We results indicated that the frequency and intensity of ERα and PR-β immunoreactivity in the oviduct of bovines varied according to the oviductal cell types and the phases of the sexual cycle.
- Subjects :
- endocrine system
medicine.medical_specialty
Progesterone receptor B
Histology
medicine.drug_class
Estrogen receptor
Estrous Cycle
Luteal Phase
Luteal phase
Internal medicine
Progesterone receptor
Follicular phase
medicine
Animals
Fallopian Tubes
Estrous cycle
Estradiol
urogenital system
Chemistry
Estrogen Receptor alpha
General Medicine
Immunohistochemistry
Medical Laboratory Technology
Endocrinology
Follicular Phase
Estrogen
Oviduct
Cattle
Female
Receptors, Progesterone
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14737760 and 10520295
- Volume :
- 86
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Biotechnic & Histochemistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3f0c1c376d90e40ca08e72de76236b27
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10520295.2010.494473