Female reproductive tissues present cyclic phases of growth and regression which are associated with rapid changes in the vascular network, making them unique model for the study of angiogenesis under physiological conditions. Together with several ovarian angiogenic factors, sexual steroids seem to be involved in the control of ovarian angiogenesis, which is mainly evident during follicular development and corpus luteum formation. In the cow, an angiogenic protein called angiogenin seems to be involved in follicular growth inducing angiogenesis in ovarian tissues. In order to increase the knowledge about control of angiogenesis during the follicular development, the present research focuses on the relationships between size of ovarian follicles, follicular concentrations of sexual steroids and angiogenin secretion.
Correlation between sexual steroids and angiogenin secretion in bovine ovarian follicles
MARINELLI, LIETA;GABAI, GIANFRANCO;SIMONTACCHI, CLAUDIA;NORMANDO, SIMONA ROSARIA CARLA;BONO, GABRIELE
2006
Abstract
Female reproductive tissues present cyclic phases of growth and regression which are associated with rapid changes in the vascular network, making them unique model for the study of angiogenesis under physiological conditions. Together with several ovarian angiogenic factors, sexual steroids seem to be involved in the control of ovarian angiogenesis, which is mainly evident during follicular development and corpus luteum formation. In the cow, an angiogenic protein called angiogenin seems to be involved in follicular growth inducing angiogenesis in ovarian tissues. In order to increase the knowledge about control of angiogenesis during the follicular development, the present research focuses on the relationships between size of ovarian follicles, follicular concentrations of sexual steroids and angiogenin secretion.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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