The biochemical composition of seminal plasma (SP) is very complex and variable among
species. Advances in reproductive technologies reveal SP as a nutritive‐protective medium …

Seminal fluid is often assumed to have just one function in mammalian reproduction,
delivering sperm to fertilize oocytes. But seminal fluid also transmits signaling agents that …

BACKGROUND Neurotrophins [nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor
(BDNF), neurotrophin-3 (NT-3), and neurotrophin-4 (NT-4)] and glial cell line-derived …

A component in seminal fluid elicits an ovulatory response and has been discovered in
every species examined thus far. The existence of an ovulation-inducing factor (OIF) in …

Contents The ovulation‐inducing effect of seminal plasma was first reported in Bactrian
camels over 30 years ago, and the entity responsible was dubbed 'ovulation‐inducing …

Ovulation in camelids is induced by an unidentified protein in the seminal plasma of the
male termed 'ovulation-inducing factor'. This protein has been reported to be a 14-kDa …

Ovulation in mammals involves pulsatile release of GnRH from the hypothalamus into the
hypophyseal portal system with subsequent release of LH from the anterior pituitary into …

Llamas are considered to be reflex ovulators. However, semen from these animals is
reported to be rich in ovulation-inducing factor (s), one of which has been identified as nerve …

This review examines aspects of the phenomenon of biostimulation in swine, goats, sheep,
cattle and deer, to improve the collective knowledge and exploitation of its relevant …

The hypothesis that ovulation-inducing factor/nerve growth factor (OIF/NGF) isolated from
llama seminal plasma exerts a luteotrophic effect was tested by examining changes in …