β-nerve growth factor identification in male rabbit genital tract and seminal plasma and its role in ovulation induction in rabbit does

The neurotrophin β-nerve growth factor (NGF) has been described as an important mediator of seminal plasma-induced ovulation in reflexive ovulators like camelids, but this action has not been evidenced in rabbits. In this study, the mRNA expression of NGF was analysed in rabbit male organs by PCR an...

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Main Authors: Rosa M. Garcia-Garcia, Maria del Mar Masdeu, Ana Sanchez Rodriguez, Pilar Millan, Maria Arias-Alvarez, Osama G. Sakr, Jose M. Bautista, Cesare Castellini, Pedro L. Lorenzo, Pilar G. Rebollar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2017.1382315