... in oogenesis and folliculogenesis [Driancourt et al., 2000]. In follicles, KL mRNA expression has been detected in the granulosa cells of different species [rat: Ismail et al., 1996; sheep: Tisdall et al., 1999; human: Carlsson et al., 2006; goat: Silva et al., 2006, Celestino et al., 2010], whereas its...

...R.N. Chaves; A.M.C.V. Alves; A.B.G. Duarte; V.R. Araújo; J.J.H. Celestino; M.H.T. Matos; C.A.P. Lopes; C.C. Campello; K.P.O. Name; S.N. Báo; J.R. Figueiredo The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of nerve growth factor (NGF) on the in vitro culture of goat preantral follicles. Ovarian...

... and growth of goat preantral follicles after in vitro culture. The ovarian cortex was divided into small pieces and one fragment was immediately fixed (control). The remaining fragments were cultured in vitro for 1 or 7 days at 39°C and 5% CO 2 , in supplemented minimum essential medium (MEM...

... = 8) from four mixed-breed goats (four repetitions) were collected at a local slaughterhouse. Immediately postmortem, the ovaries were washed once in 70% alcohol for 10 s and then twice in minimum essential medium (MEM) and transported within 1 h to the laboratory in MEM at 33°C...

... not been systematically assessed within the intestine in any species. We therefore present a semiquantitative immunohistochemical study of the distribution patterns of VDR in goat intestines. Intestinal tissue probes were collected from 5 lambs and 5 non-lactating non-pregnant dams, fixed in formalin...

... male goat. SMT cells were found in both types of males, which showed the same characteristics as those reported for the female. PRL and SMT cells were more frequent in the lactating male, which reflects their greater galactopoietic activity. GH cells did not seem to influence this process significantly...