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Table 2 Gene expression of cyclic corpora lutea

From: The effect of metritis on luteal function in dairy cows

 

2nd cycle

4th cycle

StAR

  

Group H

1.11 ± 0.42 (9)

0.88 ± 0.29 (9)

Group M

0.98 ± 0.30 (7)

1.17 ± 0.39 (7)

Cytochrome P450

  

Group H

1.04 ± 0.60* (9)

1.46 ± 0.64* (9)

Group M

1.21 ± 0.57 (7)

1.11 ± 0.55 (7)

3β-HSD

  

Group H

1.37 ± 0.72* (9)

0.68 ± 0.25* (9)

Group M

1.27 ± 0.79 (7)

0.74 ± 0.51 (7)

  1. mRNA expression (ΔCq; mean ± SD) in healthy cows (group H) and cows with metritis (group M) for steroidogenic acute regulatory proteins (StAR), cytochrome P450 and 3β-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) of luteal tissue during the second and fourth postpartum cycles (number of cows).
  2. *p < 0.05 within a row.
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BMC Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1746-6148

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