Estrus is described as the period of receptivity to mating and is linked with the production of estradiol (a type of estrogen) produced
by ovarian follicles.
Not exact matches
ONPRC researchers also have been investigating two ways of maturing
follicles from cryopreserved, thawed tissue: transplanting strips of
ovarian tissue back into a monkey's body, or growing the tissue in vitro
by encapsulating individual
follicles in a biomaterial that mimics an ovary.
Artificial insemination (AI) is when sperm is placed into a female's
ovarian follicle (intrafollicular), uterus (intrauterine), cervix (intracervical), or fallopian tubes (intratubal) using artificial means rather than
by natural copulation.
Under regulation
by gonadotropic hormones,
ovarian follicles mature and estrogen secretions exert their biggest influence.
A ketogenic diet has also been shown to help alleviate symptoms of polycystic
ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in women
by promoting healthy weight, balancing testosterone levels, improving the ratio of luteinizing hormone to
follicle - stimulating hormone, and lowering fasting insulin.
Lockwood G.M, Muttukrishna S, Groome N.P, Matthews D.R, Ledger W.L, Mid-follicular phase pulses of inhibin B are absent in polycystic
ovarian syndrome and are initiated
by successful laparoscopic
ovarian diathermy: a possible mechanism regulating emergence of the dominant
follicle, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1998.