• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2008

Vaginal cytology with behavioral observation was performed in 34 estrous cycles in 16 Miniature Schnauzer dogs to evaluate the its usefulness. The mean duration of proestrus and estrus in Miniature Schnauzer based on behavioral observation and vaginal cytology was $7.58{\pm}1.50$ (Mean ${\pm}$S.D., range: $5{\sim}10$) and $8.46{\pm}2.82\;(6{\sim}17)$ days for proestrus, and $6.97{\pm}1.66\;(4{\sim}10)$ and $10.29{\pm}2.61\;(6{\sim}19)$ days for estrus, respectively. The duration of each phase of the estrous cycle was not significantly different based on between behavioral observation and vaginal cytology. The gestational length from the first day of male acceptance was $66.55{\pm}2.91\;(64{\sim}76)$ days, $57.70{\pm}1.92\;(54{\sim}62)$ days from the first male refusal, and $56.90{\pm}1.62\;(54{\sim}60)$ days from the onset of cytologic diestrus, respectively. Vaginal cytology during the estrous cycle were significantly characteristic of large intermediate cells in proestrus, anuclear cells in estrus, small intermediate cells in diestrus, and parabasal cells and small intermediate cells in anestrus (p<0.001), respectively. Cornification index (CI) by vaginal cytology was higher in proestrus ($69.90{\pm}1.44%$) and estrus ($91.35{\pm}1.09%$), then it was decreased in diestrus ($13.53{\pm}1.28%$) and anestrus ($1.16{\pm}1.26%$).

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2000

본 연구는 한우에 있어서 초음파기기를 이용하여 반복적으로 생체내 난자를 회수시 난자회수에 미치는 영향과 시술후의 난소 유착과 같은 부작용을 조사하기 위하여 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 난포란의 채란빈도에 따른 채란수에서는 주 2회 시술시 난포수는 8.7$\pm$4.2개로 주 1회 시술의 10.2$\pm$6.1개보다 다소 적었으나 유의적인 차이는 인정되지 않았으며, 채란수도 각각 4.1$\pm$3.4개 및 4.3$\pm$2.9개로 유의적인 차이가 인정이 되지 않았다(P＜0.05). 2. 반복적으로 9회 난포란을 채란한 경우 40개의 난소중 8개 (20%)가 유착이 발생하였으며 1~3 채란시 3개 (37.5%), 4~6 채란시 4개 (50%) 7~9회 채란시 1개(12.5%)가 유착이 발생하였다. 3. 반복적인 난포란 채란후 난소의 유착 여부에 따른 공란우의 발정주기를 조사한 결과 난소 유착을 보인 공란우의 8두중 7두(87.5%) 25일 이상의 장발정주기를 보였으며, 유착이 일어나지 않은 12두 중 정상 발정주기는 6두(50.0%), 단 발정주기는 1두(8.3%), 장발정주기는 5두(41.7%)였다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.161-170
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• 1998

Protein expression patterns of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) were examined in mouse reproductive organs during estrous cycle. Estrous cycle was classified into diestrus, proestrus, estrus or metestus and MMP expression was analyzed by zymography using gelatin as a substrate. Uterine fluid (UF) obtained both at diestrus and proestrus exhibited 4 major MMPs including 106kDa, 64kDa, 62kDa and 59kDa gelatinases. However, in UF at estrus, the gelatinolytic activity of 64kDa MMP disappeared and that of 106kDa and 62kDa MMPs dramatically decreased. At metestrus, 64kDa MMP activity reappeared and 106kDa and 62kDa MMP exhibited increased activities such that the band intensity of 106kDa was comparable to that in UF at diestrus. Gelatinolytic activity of 59kDa MMP was not changed throughout the cycle. Both ovarian and oviductal tissue homogenate revealed 4 MMPs which corresponded to the 4 MMPs of UF. However, unlike UF MMPs, gelatinolytic activity of these MMPs did not show distinct changes throughout the cycle. Either an inhibitor of MMP, 1,10-phenanthroline, or a metal chelator, EDTA, abolished the appearance of the above MMP activities in gelatinated gel whereas a serine proteinase inhibitor, phcnylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, failed to inhibit the appearance of MMP activities, proving that gelatinolytic activity of the above reproductive tissues were due to the enzymatic activity of MMP. When gclatinolytic activity of mouse serum was examined, it revealed 5 MMPs (131kDa, 106kDa, 89kDa, 64kDa and 62kDa bands) and one gelatinase (84kDa) band. From these results, it is concluded that the protein expression of MMPs of mouse reproductive organs, particularly uterus, is temporally regulated during estrous cycle and uterine 106kDa, 64kDa and 62kDa MMPs are suggested to play an important role in cyclic tissue remodeling of mouse uterus.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.61-68
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• 1980

발정주기에 EK라서 생쥐자궁의 alkaline phosphatase와 transport ATPases의 활성변화를 알아보기 위하여 정량적으로 분석하였다. 발정주기의 각 시기에 있어서 이 효소활성들의 비율은 대체로 그 양상이 서로 비슷하나, 발정기의 $K^+$-dependent와 $Na^+, K^+$-activated ATPases를 제외한 다른 효소들의 활성은 다른 어떤 시기보다도 유의하게 (p<0.025) 높았다. 즉, $K^+$-dependent와 $Na^+, K^+$-activated ATPases의 활성은 발정간기에서 발정기에 이르는 동안 무시할 정도이고, 다만 발정후기에 약간의 활성(0.04$\\sim$0.05 $\\mu$M/mg protein/hr), 총활성의 6$\\sim$7%)이 나타났다. 한편, 발정기에서 $Mg^++$-dependent phosphatase, transport ATPase와 alkaline phosphatase의 활성들은 급속히 현저하게 증가하였으며 각각 0.69(35%), 0.42(21%), 1.58(79%)였다. Alkaline phosphatase는 전 발정주기를 통해 0.60$\\sim$1.58(79$\\sim$90%)의 활성을 보여 그 주종을 이루었다. Alkaline phosphatase의 활성중에는 $Mg^++$-dependent의 것이 총활성의 12$\\sim$16%로 추정되었다. 그러므로 $K^+$-dependent와 $Na^+$-activated ATPases는 발정기 때에 자궁액의 누적을 조절하는 요인이 아니고 발정후기에는 자궁상피 속으로 내액을 재흡수하는 요인인 것으로 짐작되며, EH한 $Mg^++$-dependent phosphatase, transport ATPase 그리고 alkaline phosphatase는 생쥐의 자궁 상피세포에서부터 내액을 분지하는 데에 밀접히 관련되어 있는 것으로 사려된다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.185-190
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• 2007

본 연구는 젖소 경산우와 미경산우의 다양한 발정 행동 특성과 배란 시간을 조사하기 위해 수행되었다. 공시된 89두 중 73두에서 배란이 일어났으며, 이 중 61두에서 발정 발현이 나타났다. 다양한 발정 행동은 $PGF_2{\alpha}$ 투여 후 2일째부터 72시간 동안 육안 관찰하였으며, 배란 시간(4시간 간격으로 초음파 시험)과의 관계를 각각 조사하였다. 경산우의 발정 발현율은 외음부 냄새 맡기, 턱 비빔, 승가 및 승가 허용에서 각각 81%, 78%, 78% 및 56%로 나타났으며, 미경산우에서는 외음부 냄새 맡기, 턱 비빔, 승가 및 승가 허용은 각각 61%, 68%, 82% 및 76%를 보였다. 젖소 경산우와 미경산우에서 발정 개시 후 배란까지의 평균 $25.58{\pm}7.94$와 $25.55{\pm}5.72$시간이었으며, 발정 종료 후 배란까지는 평균 $13.42{\pm}7.14$와 $7.48{\pm}7.4$시간이었다. 경산우의 발정 개시 후 배란까지의 시간에서는 승가 허용($17.33{\pm}5.83$시간)이 승가, 외음부 냄새 맡기, 턱 비빔($23.58{\pm}5.12$시간, $24.25{\pm}6.09$시간, $23.42{\pm}6.04$시간)보다 유의적으로(p<0.05) 짧게 나타났으며, 미경산우에서는 유의적인 차이가 인정되지 않았다. 승가 허용 종료에서 배란까지의 시간에서는 미경산우($6.38{\pm}4.80$)가 경산우($13.05{\pm}4.53$)에 비해 유의적으로(p<0.05) 짧게 나타났다. 본 연구 결과에 의해 우유생산에 관련한 생리적인 변화가 젖소 발정행동과 배란 특성의 변화의 주요 요인일 수 있다고 사료된다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.9-30
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• 1985

The study was carried out to find out the changes of the sex hormone levels in the milk of Holstein cows during the reproductive stages such as the estrous cycle, pregnancy and periparturient period. The FSH, LH, estradiol-17$\beta$ and progesterone from the milk samples were assayed by radioimmunoassay methods. The results of this study were summarized as follows: 1. The levels of progesterone and estradiol-17$\beta$ were similar among inter-quarters, but they were higher in after milking than before milking times, with no statistical significance. 2. The milk progesterone levels during the estrous cycles reached a peak mean level of 3.55$\pm$0.26ng/$m\ell$ at 15 days after estrus and they did not show any differences among the length of estrous cycles. The estradiol-17$\beta$ levels during the estrous cycles showed a peak level of 36.40$\pm$2.38pg/$m\ell$ at estrus, and decreased(17.20$\pm$0.46 pg/$m\ell$ to 18.65$\pm$1.26pg/$m\ell$) at luteal phase. 3. The FSH levels during the estrous cycles ranged from 2.25$\pm$0.23mIU/$m\ell$ to 4.35$\pm$0.24mIU/$m\ell$ showing significant changes. The LH levels during the estrous cycles gradually increased and remained a peak level of 10.90$\pm$0.36mIU/$m\ell$ from 20 to 25 days after estrus. 4. The progesterone levels during the pregnancy were decreased from 30 to 60 days after artificial insemination, and therafter continuously increased until 240 days. The estradiol-17$\beta$ levels during the pregnancy were 24.56$\pm$1.19pg/$m\ell$ at day 30 after artificial inseminaton, and increased rapidly until 180 days. The levles were agagin decreased by 26.17$\pm$3.03pg/$m\ell$ until 210 days and markedly increased by 68.00$\pm$8.70pg/$m\ell$ until 240 days. 5. The prolactin levels during the pregnancy were 31.27$\pm$2.31ng/$m\ell$ and 42.60$\pm$2.37ng/$m\ell$ at day 150 and 240 after artificial insemination respectively. The LH levels during the pregnancy reached a peak of 27.47$\pm$7.90mIU/$m\ell$ at day 30 after artificial insemination, and thereafter gradually decreased. 6. The progesterone levels during the periparturient period reached a peak of 4.61$\pm$0.34ng/$m\ell$ at day 3 prepartum, and thereafter gradually decreased, and showed 2.05$\pm$0.60ng/$m\ell$ at day 7 postpartum. The estradiol-17$\beta$ levels during the periparturient period showed high level from 207.23$\pm$6.04pg/$m\ell$ at day 1 prepartum to 239.90$\pm$13.90pg/$m\ell$ at day 2 prepartum, and thereafter began to decline and reached 51.87$\pm$1.72pg/$m\ell$ at by 7 postpartum. 7. The prolactin levels during the periparturient period showed relatively higher level at the time of parturition. The LH levels during the periparturient period rnage from 6.32$\pm$0.32mIU/$m\ell$ to 13.90$\pm$1.37mIU/$m\ell$ showing significant changes. 8. The progesterone levels(4.6$\pm$0.8ng/$m\ell$) of the pregnant cows were significantly higher than those (1.84$\pm$1.4ng/$m\ell$) of nonpregnant cows. The cows of artificial insemination from 61 to 90 days after parturition showed higher progesterone levels. 9. During 20 to 25 days after artificial insemination, the accuracy of pregnancy diagnosis from milk progesterone levels were 94.4% for nonpregnant cows(<2.3ng/$m\ell$), and 75.0% for pregnant cows( 3.2ng/$m\ell$). The average overall accuracy of pregnancy prediction for nonpregnant and pregnant cows 83.3% 10. The results obtained this study suggest that the understanding of the endocrinological mechanisms by means of milk hormone analysis during the estrous cycle, pregnancy and parturition would give the basic information needed for increasing efficiency of reproduction. This study would not only provide an accurate method of the early pregnancy diagnosis by milk progesterone levels but also contribute to the research of providing the method of detecting of FSH levels in milk, which was difficult in blood serum.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.62-69
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• 1985

한국재래산양(韓國在來山羊)의 번식효율(繁殖效率)을 증진(增進)시키기 위한 기초자료(基礎資料)로서 발정시기(發情時期)에 따를 혈청(血淸) 성(性) hormone의 변화(變化)를 측정(測定)하기 위하여 발정당일(發情當日) (0) 부터 매(每)2일(日) 간격(間隔)으로 20(0)일(日)까지 혈청내(血淸內)의 LH, FSH, prolactin, estradiol-$17{\beta}$ 및 progesterone의 농도(濃度)를 radioimmunoassay로 측정(測定)하여 검토(檢討)하였던 바, 그 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 발정주기(發情週期)에 따른 혈청(血淸) LH의 농도(濃度)는 발정당일(發情當日)에는 3.27 mIU/ml로 높은 수준(水準)이었으나, 그 후(後)에는 급격(急激)히 감소(減少)하여 발정주기(發情週期)의 2일(日)부터 18일(日)까지의 사이에는 1.05~1.73 mIU/ml로 매우 낮은 수준(水準)이었다. Prolactin의 농도(濃度)는 LH와 변화경향(變化傾向)은 유사(類似)하였으냐 변화폭(變化幅)은 낮았으며 FSH는 1.25 mIU/ml 수준이하(水準以下)였다. 2. 발정주기중(發情週期中) 혈청(血淸) estradiol-$17{\beta}$의 수준(水準)은 발정당일(發情當日)에 23.62 pg/ml로 최고수준(最高水準)을 보였고 기타(其他)의 기간(期間)에는 4.56~9.75 pg/ml의 범위(範圍)로 낮은 수준(水準)이었다. Progesterone의 농도(濃度)는 발정당일(發情當日)에 0.45 ng/ml로 최소치(最少値)였고, 그후(後) 점차(漸次) 증가(增加)하여 14일(日)에 8.85 ng/ml로 최고치(最高値)를 나타낸 다음 다시 감소(減少)되는 변화경향(變化傾向)을 보였다. 3. 발정전후(發情前後)의 혈청(血淸) LH의 농도(濃度)는 발정시각(發情時刻)에 3.06 mIU/ml로 최고치(最高値)를 보였고, 발정전(發情前)과 후(後)로 6시간(時間)씩 12시간(時間)동안은 높은 수준(水準)을 보였다. FSH는 모든 관찰시간(觀察時間)에서 1.25 mIU/ml 이하(以下)의 수준(水準)이었고, prolactin은 발정전(發情前) 12시간(時間)으로부터 발정후(發情後) 12 시간(時間)까지 24 시간(時間)동안 높은 수준(水準)을 유대(維待)하였다. 4. 발정전후(發情前後)의 estradiol-$17{\beta}$의 농도(濃度)는 발정시각(發情時刻)을 중심(中心)으로 전(前)과 후(後)로 각(各) 12시간(時間)까지 24시간(時間)동안은 높은 수준(水準)이었으며, progesterone은 estradiol-$17{\beta}$와 반대(反對)되는 변화경향(變化傾向)을 보였다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the breeding efficiency in Thoroughbred mare. A total of 106 mares were investigated for the status of follicle (462 cases), ovulation (179 cases) and pregnancy (346 cases). Of total examination, 46.8% was follicle measure to determine breeding time, and mating rate per cases examined was 39.9%. There was no correlation between reproductive results and size of follicles or endometrial edema or degrees of teasing alone. 143 cases were ovulated among 179 cases which were performed ovulation examination, and ovulation rate and fertilization rate per mating times were 79.9% and 39.0%, respectively. The use of hCG(human chorionic gonadotropin), to facilitate ovulation, presented to increase occurrence of double ovulations and twin fertilizations In conclusion, though more examination to estimate the optimal breeding time and higher mating rate was performed, fertilization rate per mating times was lower and then reproductive efficiency also became decreased. Therefore, it seemed that accurate examination of reproductive tracks, appropriate teasing programme and hCG administration before ovulation were of help to improve ovulation rate and fertilization rate.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.32-39
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• 1989

The present studies were conducted to investigate the possibility of capacitation of bull spermatozoa in the uteri isolated from estrous hamsters and to investigate the possibility of in vitro fertilization of follicular oocytes matured in culture, using ejaculat spermatozoa preincubated in the uteri isolated from estrous hamsters. The follicuar oocytes matured in culture were not fertilized after insemination spermatozoa preincubated for 3 and 5.5-7 h in the uteri isolated from estrou hamsters, but 5, 77, 85 and 50-67% of those oocytes were fertilized by spermatozoa preincubated for 3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5h in those uteri, respectively.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.83-86
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• 1988

Morphometric observation on the ovarian follicles of ICR strain-female mice has been conducted to investigate the effect of induced inflammation on the follicular populations. Inflammation was induced by administering 25${\mu}\ell$ of turpentine oil intraperitoneally 2 times at the interval of 3 days. Mice showing 5-day estrous cycle about 20 days after induction of inflammation are placed in experimental group. Normal follicles of 100～399$\mu\textrm{m}$ in diameter increased at estrus but those of over 400$\mu\textrm{m}$ decreased. super-ovulation increased the number of normal follicles of over 400$\mu\textrm{m}$. The number of normal follicles of over 400$\mu\textrm{m}$ 48 hours after superovulation was not significantly different between experimental and control groups. Present results indicated that the number of preovulatory follicles 48 hours after PMSG injection did not decrease in the mice which showed regular estrous cycle even after the induction of inflammation.