Corpus luteum presence in the bovine ovary increase intrafollicular progesterone concentration: consequences in follicular cells gene expression and follicular fluid small extracellular vesicles miRNA contents

• Main Authors: Paola Maria da Silva Rosa (Author), Alessandra Bridi (Author), Giuliana de Ávila Ferronato (Author), Cibele Maria Prado (Author), Natália Marins Bastos (Author), Juliano Rodrigues Sangalli (Author), Flávio Vieira Meirelles (Author), Felipe Perecin (Author), Juliano Coelho da Silveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is well described that circulating progesterone (P4) plays a key role in several reproductive events such as oocyte maturation. However, during diestrus, when circulating P4 is at the highest concentrations, little is known about its local impact on the follicular cells such a...