Increasing age influences uterine integrity, but not ovarian function or oocyte quality, in the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 243-253

  Crosier, Adrienne E ^a,b   Comizzoli, Pierre ^a,b   Baker, Tom ^c   Davidson, Autumn ^c   Munson, Linda ^c   Howard, JoGayle ^a,b   Marker, Laurie L ^d   Wildt, David E ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Suite 3123   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Aging; Carnivore reproduction; Felid; Gamete; Ovary Ovum; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ADENOMYOSIS; AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL AGING; CHEETAH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM ATROPHY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; GONAD FUNCTION; GYNECOLOGICAL RADIOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE QUALITY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMETRA; UTERINE INTEGRITY; UTERUS FUNCTION;

ACINONYX; AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; OOCYTES; OVARY;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; EQUIDAE; FELIDAE;

EID: 80052527813     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.089417     Document Type: Article

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