Ovarian follicular growth, function and turnover in cattle: a review
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- DOI: 10.2527/jas1986.622428x
Ovarian follicular growth, function and turnover in cattle: a review
Abstract
Studies in cattle assessing changes in number and size of antral follicles, concentrations of estradiol, androgens and progesterone in serum and follicular fluid, and numbers of gonadotropin receptors per follicle during repetitive estrous cycles and postpartum anestrus are reviewed. The rate of growth of small follicles (1 to 3 mm) into larger follicles increases as the estrous cycle progresses from d 1 to 18 (d 0 = estrus). Size of the largest antral follicle present on the ovary also increases with advancement of the estrous cycle. Most large follicles (greater than 10 mm) persist on the ovarian surface for 5 d or more between d 3 and 13 of the bovine estrous cycle. After d 13, most of these large follicles are replaced more frequently by new growing follicles (turnover) with an increased probability for recruitment of the ovulatory follicle after d 18. More research is needed to determine the time required for growth of bovine follicles from small to large antral size and evoke recruitment of the ovulatory follicle. Factors that regulate selection of the ovulatory follicle are unknown but may involve increased frequency of LH pulses in blood, altered blood flow and(or) changes in intrafollicular steroids and proteins. Quantitative evaluation of ovarian follicles indicated occurrence of consistent short-term changes in fluid estradiol and numbers of luteinizing hormone receptors in cells of large follicles only during the pre-ovulatory period. Presumably, low concentrations of follicular estradiol found during most of the estrous cycle are not due to a lack of aromatizable precursor or follicle-stimulating hormone receptors. Follicular fluid concentrations of progesterone increase only near the time of ovulation. Little is known about changes in follicular growth, turnover and function during postpartum anestrus in cattle. However, preliminary data suggest that the steroidogenic capacity of large follicles changes markedly during the postpartum period.
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