Characterization of anti‐Müllerian hormone in a case of bovine male pseudohermaphroditism |
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| Authors: | G Kitahara H El‐Sheikh Ali APP Teh Y Hidaka S Haneda S Mido R Yamaguchi T Osawa |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan;2. Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, Egypt;3. Department of Applied Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The current report aimed to characterize plasma anti‐Müllerian hormone (AMH) in bovine male pseudohermaphroditism. The blood AMH concentration in a Japanese Black male pseudohermaphrodite calf was compared with pre‐ and post‐pubertal male and female calves and castrated calves. The concentration in the case was higher than in post‐pubertal males, castrated males, and pre‐ and post‐pubertal female calves (p < .05), but similar to that in pre‐pubertal male calves. After extraction of the testes, the concentration in the case dropped to a certain extent. The extracted testes expressed AMH, as detected by immunohistochemistry. This study is the first to show the characterization of AMH in a male pseudohermaphrodite calf. AMH levels in peripheral blood might be useful to diagnose male pseudohermaphroditism in cattle. |
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| Keywords: | anti‐Mü llerian hormone bovine male pseudohermaphroditism |
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