Relationships between the antral follicle count, steroidogenesis, and secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and anti-Müllerian hormone during follicular growth in cattle

• Main Authors: Kenichiro Sakaguchi (Author), Yojiro Yanagawa (Author), Koji Yoshioka (Author), Tomoko Suda (Author), Seiji Katagiri (Author), Masashi Nagano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The antral follicle count (AFC) in mammalian ovaries positively correlates with female fertility. To clarify the causes of differences in fertility between low and high AFC cows, we investigated follicular growth dynamics and hormone concentrations in plasma, follicular fluid, an...