牦牛发情周期子宫组织结构的观察

采用组织学和形态计量学的方法对发情周期牦牛子宫的组织结构及形态变化进行了观察。结果表明,牦牛子宫壁具有3层结构,分别为黏膜(子宫内膜)、肌层(子宫肌层)和浆膜(子宫外膜)。子宫内膜表面上皮和腺上皮在卵泡期为单层柱状上皮,在黄体期上皮高度明显增加,为假复层柱状上皮。表面上皮主要由分泌细胞及少量淋巴细胞组成。分泌细胞可分为亮细胞和暗细胞2种。亮细胞呈柱状,细胞体积较大,胞质弱嗜酸性;暗细胞呈两侧压扁的细条状,胞质强嗜酸性。腺上皮的细胞组成与表面上皮相似。PAS反应可见黄体期子宫内膜表面上皮、腺上皮和基质中阳性分泌颗粒较卵泡期的多。卵泡期固有层内偶见嵌套腺管、扩张腺管和弥散淋巴组织,但黄体期固有层内仅偶见嵌套腺管。此外,与卵泡期相比,黄体期子宫内膜和子宫肌层的厚度显著增加(P0.01)。黄体期子宫内膜腺管的平均直径、单个腺管的面积和周长、每平方毫米内腺管的总面积和总周长都较卵泡期的大,差异极显著(P0.01),而每平方毫米内腺管的数量差异并不显著(P0.05)。可见,牦牛子宫的组织结构在发情周期发生着有规律的变化。     

牦牛发情周期中卵巢卵泡发育状况的组织学观察

运用组织学技术对36头处于发情周期的健康成年母牦牛卵巢卵泡的结构与发育状况进行了观察。结果表明，牦牛发情周期中卵巢卵泡发育的组织结构与其他牛基本相似。每对卵巢中原始卵泡数和生长卵泡数在发情前期、发情期、发情后期和发情间期之间差异不显著（P〉0．05）；发情前期的囊状卵泡数与发情期、发情后期和发情间期之间差异不显著（P〉0．05），发情期和发情后期均与发情间期差异显著（P〈0．05）。闭锁生长卵泡数在4个时期之间差异不显著（P〉0．05）；发情期的闭锁囊状卵泡数与其他3期之间差异极显著（P〈0．01），发情前期和发情间期均与发情后期差异显著（P〈0．05）。各级卵泡的闭锁形式各有特点。在生长卵泡、囊状卵泡及相应闭锁卵泡的卵泡膜中均见到了胶原纤维和网状纤维。     

黑猩猩发情周期观察和促黄体生成素测定

为准确掌握雌性黑猩猩排卵时间以利于人工授精,自2008年1月至2009年6月对长春市动植物公园1只成龄雌性黑猩猩发情表现进行观察,记录发情周期天数,并用不孕检测试纸测定促黄体生成素(LH)的分泌情况。结果显示:黑猩猩发情周期平均35.6 d。跟踪测试黑猩猩的3个发情周期尿液中的LH分泌水平,结果为LH峰值在40~60之间,且峰值出现在发情周期的第21天左右。     

哺乳动物发情周期黄体的组织学研究进展

黄体是排卵后形成的暂时性的内分泌组织 ,在一个较短的存在期限中经历了一系列的结构变化和分泌阶段 ,对于哺乳动物维持正常的生殖功能具有重要作用。人们对黄体细胞的来源、组成、形态及大小持有不同的观点。近年来 ,人们就黄体细胞的功能和退化、溶解进行了较为深入的研究 ,发现不同动物黄体细胞的功能各有不同 ,黄体退化、溶解与细胞凋亡有密切关系。了解哺乳动物发情周期黄体的组织结构对于控制动物的繁殖具有重要意义。文章对哺乳动物发情周期黄体中不同类型黄体细胞的来源、组成、形态、功能及退化、溶解 ,黄体细胞的分泌方式和超声波在黄体研究中的运用作了概述     

GDF-8蛋白在牦牛发情周期输卵管的表达

生长分化因子8(Growth differentiation factor 8,GDF-8)在肌肉的分化和生长中有负调控作用,但其是否参与调节动物生殖活动证据仍然不足.为研究GDF-8蛋白在牦牛发情周期输卵管不同部位中的表达差异,从屠宰场采集卵泡期和黄体期牦牛输卵管峡部、伞部和壶腹部组织样品,进行了免疫组织化学染色和W...     

妊娠期牦牛子宫阜组织结构观察

为了研究不同妊娠期牦牛子宫阜组织结构的特征,本实验采用HE染色分别对15 d、30 d、35 d、45 d、60 d、75 d、90 d、100 d、105 d和120 d的妊娠牦牛子宫阜进行切片染色并在显微镜下观察。研究发现牦牛不同妊娠阶段的子宫阜横切和纵切均主要见胎儿—母体连接组织,由呈索状排列的母体纤维构成结构支架,为组织提供支撑作用,其内可见毛细血管分布。随着妊娠时间的延长,子宫阜腔隙内间叶细胞、滋养外胚层和双核巨细胞增多,子宫阜纤维组织间腔隙逐渐扩大,纤维索也逐渐变粗。     

东北半细毛羊发情周期的观察

在繁殖季节，对准备用作胚胎移植受体的280只适龄东北细毛羊母羊进行了为期126d的定时定点观察，并结合胚胎移植手术对其卵巢类型进行了观测，结果表明7月下旬－－11月下旬间，各月上、中、下旬羊的发情率为17％－64％，发情周期为16．98d(15.00-17.36d)，发情持续期为19.67h(14.62－25.84h），功能黄体及功能黄体＋卵泡型卵巢类型占85．5％。     

犊牛断乳对产后母牦牛发情周期恢复的研究

本研究旨在考察断乳及短期断乳后对产后母牦牛发情周期恢复及怀孕率的影响。18头初产母牦牛和24头经产母牦牛进行单纯的断乳后发现卵巢周期的恢复率分别达到55.56%和87.5%,怀孕率分别达到55.56%和66.67%;对照组仅为6.67%和0%。12头母牦牛在同期排卵处理方案的第7～9天中进行短期断乳,24头母牦牛作对照,发现短期断乳组人工授精的妊娠率分别为41.67%,高于对照组37.5%,但是二者在统计学上没有显著性差异。试验表明,产后母牦牛在发情配种期进行犊牛断乳,可以极大的提高产后母牦牛产后发情周期的恢复,提高其怀孕率。     

发情周期不同阶段牦牛子宫中黄体生成素受体的表达变化

为研究发情周期不同阶段牦牛子宫中黄体生成索受体(LHR)的定位及表达变化,笔者利用免疫组织化学SP法分别检测发情期、发情后期、间情期和发情前期牦牛子宫中LHR的表达,并进行光密度值分析.结果表明,LHR免疫阳性产物在牦牛子宫腺上皮细胞、基质细胞、血管内皮细胞、血管平滑肌细胞和肌层平滑肌细胞中均有表达;腺上皮细胞、基质细胞和肌层平滑肌细胞中LHR在发情前期和发情期表达最弱,发情后期表达增加,间情期表达最强(P＜0.05);子宫内膜血管平滑肌细胞中LHR的表达在发情期最强,间情期最弱(P＜0.05);血管内皮中LHR在发情期和发情前期表达很强,发情后期和间情期显著下降(P＜0.05).结果表明LHR参与了发情周期不同阶段牦牛子宫功能变化的调控.     

Expression and regulation of Enpp2 in rat uterus during the estrous cycle

Ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiestrase 2 (Enpp2) isolated from the supernatant of human melanoma cells is a lysophospholipase D that transforms lysophosphatidylcholine into lysophospatidic acid. Although multiple analyses have investigated the function of Enpp2 in the hypothalamus, its role in the uterus during the estrous cycle is not well understood. In the present study, rat uterine Enpp2 was analyzed by RT-PCR, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry. Quantitative PCR analysis demonstrated that uterine Enpp2 mRNA was decreased during estrus compared to proestrus and diestrus. To determine whether uterine Enpp2 expression is affected by sex steroid hormones, immature rats were treated with 17β-estradiol (E2), progesterone, or both on postnatal days 14 to 16. Interestingly, the expression of Enpp2 mRNA and protein were down-regulated by E2 in the uterus during estrus but not during proestrus or diestrus, suggesting that Enpp2 may play a role in uterine function during estrus. Enpp2 is primarily localized in the stromal cells of the endometrium during proestrus and estrus. During diestrus, Enpp2 was highly expressed in the epithelial cells of the endometrium. Taken together, these results suggest that uterine Enpp2 may be regulated by E2 and plays a role in reproductive functions during female rat development.     

The potential function of endometrial‐secreted factors for endometrium remodeling during the estrous cycle

Uterine has a pivotal role in implantation and conceptus development. To prepare a conducive uterine condition for possibly new gestation during the estrous cycle, uterine endometrium undergoes dramatic remodeling. In addition, angiogenesis is an indispensable biological process of endometrium remodeling. Furthermore, essential protein expressions related to important biological processes of endometrium remodeling, which are vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), myoglobin (MYG), collagen type IV (COL4), fucosyltransferase IV (FUT4), and cysteine‐rich protein 2 (CRP2), were detected in the endometrial tissue reported in many previous studies and recently discovered in histotroph substrates during the estrous cycle. Those proteins, which are liable for provoking new vessel development, cell proliferation, cell adhesion, and cell migration, were expressed higher in the histotroph during the luteal phase than follicular phase. Histotroph proteins considerably contribute to endometrium remodeling during the estrous cycle. To that end, the following review will discuss and highlight the relevant information and evidence of the uterine fluid proteins as endometrial‐secreted factors that adequately indicate the potential role of the uterine secretions to be involved in the endometrial remodeling process.     

Follicular dynamics and colour Doppler vascularity evaluations of follicles and corpus luteum in relation to plasma progesterone during the oestrous cycle of Surti buffaloes

With an objective to evaluate the follicular dynamics and vascularity changes in follicles and corpus luteum, the ovaries of cyclic Surti buffaloes (n = 9) were examined daily sequentially by transrectal B‐mode and colour flow mode (CFM) ultrasonography starting from the day of oestrus till the onset of next oestrus. Higher proportion of buffaloes evidenced one‐wave cycle (66.66%) compared to two‐wave cycle (33.34%) with none showing a three‐wave cycle. The dominant follicle of the first follicular wave was the ovulatory follicle and persisted for 19.70 ± 0.50 days compared to its persistence for 16.5 ± 1.45 days in a two‐wave cycle. The maximum diameter of the ovulatory follicle in a one‐wave and two‐wave cycle did not differ yet their linear growth rates were significantly lower (p < 0.01) in a one‐wave cycle. Colour flow mode examination of follicles revealed that the percentage of follicles with detectable blood flow in the subsequently determined largest follicle (dominant follicle) was not different from that in the second largest follicle before follicle deviation. The blood flow in the dominant follicle increased significantly on the day of oestrus. The mean diameter and blood flow to the corpus luteum (CL) increased linearly and significantly from Day 5 of oestrus till Day 13 after which both parameters started declining. At or around Day 16, there was precipitous fall in the blood supply to the CL and CL diameter that continued declining thereafter to reach the lowest around Day 20 of the oestrous cycle. Rise in plasma progesterone concentrations was synchronous to CL diameter and vascularity and showed significant and positive correlations. It was concluded that Surti buffaloes evidence a preponderance of one‐wave follicular growth pattern with a significant increase in the vascularity of ovulatory follicle on the day of oestrus and corpus luteum on Day 13 of the oestrous cycle.     

幼年牦牛松果体的光镜和电镜观察

利用光镜和电镜技术对幼年牦牛松果体的组织形态结构特征进行了研究。结果表明，光镜下，幼年牦牛松果体由松果体细胞、少量的神经胶质细胞、毛细血管和神经等组成。电镜下，松果体细胞的电子致密度低，细胞质内含有丰富的线粒体、粗面内质网、滑面内质网、高尔基复合体、微管、微丝和核糖体，典型异质细胞器突触带呈球形，多位于质膜附近。神经胶质细胞内的线粒体丰富，胞体突起呈球形膨大伸入到松果体细胞之间。松果体细胞以及神经胶质细胞间均存在突触和连接复合体。牦牛松果体内的毛细血管为连续型，远腹侧血管周围可见色素细胞。     

阴道涂片法确定绵羊情期的研究

实验用阴道涂片法确定绵羊发情时期。在发情季节,把经试情确定发情周期正常的母羊于发情前期、发情期、发情后期和发情间期分别进行阴道涂片,观察各种细胞成分及其变化。结果说明,绵羊阴道涂片中主要可见到白细胞、有核上皮细胞、角化上皮细胞和细胞碎片等4种细胞成分。白细胞在发情间期数目最多,显著(P<0.01)多于其它各期;各时期有核上皮细胞的数目无显著差异;角化上皮细胞在发情期数目最多,明显(P<0.01)高于其它各期;发情间期和前期的细胞碎片明显(P<0.01)多于发情期和发情后期。因此,有可能以角化上皮细胞和白细胞的数目作为指标,确定绵羊的发情时期。     

绵羊发情周期中VEGF在卵巢中的表达

应用免疫组化方法结合计算机图像分析技术,分析同期发情后0、5、9、12、15d的绵羊卵巢中血管内皮生长因子（Vascular endothelial growth factor,VEGF）表达强度变化,以期了解VEGF在绵羊卵巢发情周期不同时期的表达规律。结果显示：VEGF阳性目标主要出现于卵泡膜与颗粒细胞。原始卵泡、初级卵泡、次级卵泡VEGF表达依次增强（P〈0．05）。发情周期0～5d,大窦腔卵泡（颗粒细胞4～8层）VEGF表达量骤然上升（P〈0．05）,而9d开始显著下降,与5d比较差异显著（P〈0．05）。12d继续下降（P〈0．05）且为最低值,15d又明显上升（P〈0．05）。VEGF在卵巢间质呈弱表达,各个时期之间差异不显著（P〉0．05）。结果表明,绵羊卵巢存在着血管周期性新生的变化特点,而VEGF在这种周期性血管新生过程中起着重要的调控作用。     

牦牛不同妊娠阶段孕酮的主要来源器官研究

为明确牦牛不同妊娠阶段孕酮的来源，分别对53头不同妊娠阶段牦牛的黄体组织、肾上腺组织和胎盘组织进行体外细胞培养，同时对44头牦牛的上述组织进行匀浆处理，采用放射免疫分析法（RIA）测定培养液及组织匀浆上清液中孕酮的含量。结果显示，黄体细胞在体外培养时，妊娠前2个月内孕酮分泌量显著升高（P〈0．05）：妊娠2-5个月，培养液中孕酮含量变化不明显（P〉0．05），但在妊娠5个月以后，其浓度又开始显著增加（P〈0．01）。肾上腺组织体外培养时，分泌孕酮的能力随不同个体差别较大，孕酮浓度在整个妊娠期变化不明显（P〉0．05）。胎盘组织体外培养时仅分泌少量孕酮，且在整个妊娠期其浓度变化不明显。黄体组织匀浆上清液中孕酮浓度在妊娠前2个月内呈上升趋势（P〈0．05），之后其浓度开始下降，至妊娠第4个月时下降到最低水平，以后又逐渐上升（P〈0．05），妊娠6-7个月时达到峰值，临近分娩时，又下降至较低水平。肾上腺组织匀浆中孕酮含量的变化差异较大，且无明显的变化趋势，胎盘组织匀浆中孕酮的含量也很低，甚至检测不到。结果表明，黄体是牦牛整个妊娠期孕酮的主要来源器官。