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Association of inhibin-α gene polymorphisms with follicular cysts in large white sows.
Theriogenology - 1 Oct 2015
Li Wanhong, Sun Lina, Chen Shuxiong, Chen Lu, Liu Zhuo, Hou Xiaofeng, Chen Chao, Han Yamei, Wang Chunqiang, Li Chunjin, Zhou Xu
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Ovarian follicular cysts are anovulatory follicular structures that have been identified in sows and are known to cause infertility. The pathogenesis of follicular cysts remains poorly understood. Hormones play key roles in the formation and persistence of cysts. The hormone inhibin is a member of the TGF-β superfamily and is named for its negative regulation of FSH, another hormone that controls follicular...
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