Regulation of ovarian activity is an integrated process encompassing both extraovarian
signals and intrafollicular factors. Initiation of primordial follicle growth and the early stages …

Diameter deviation is a distinctive change in growth rates among the follicles of a wave,
heralding the formation of a dominant follicle and subordinate follicles. When the follicles are …

The extent, causes, and physiological significance of the variation in number of follicles
growing during ovarian follicular waves in human beings and cattle are unknown. Therefore …

As soon as the primordial follicle store has been established, usually during fetal
development in ruminants(Juengel et al., 2002), follicles begin to grow. Once initiated …

Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is an endocrine marker that can help predict superovulatory
responses to treatments administered to cows for embryo production. However, the optimal …

Reproductive efficiency is not optimal in high-producing dairy cows. Although many aspects
of ovarian follicular growth in cows are similar to those observed in heifers, there are …

Contents The selection of a single ovarian follicle for further differentiation and finally
ovulation is a shared phenomenon in monovulatory species from different phylogenetic …

The mechanisms whereby the high variation in numbers of morphologically healthy oocytes
and follicles in ovaries (ovarian reserve) may have an impact onovarian function, oocyte …

This review summarizes studies we conducted to test the hypothesis that size of the ovarian
reserve (number of healthy follicles and oocytes in ovaries) positively impacts ovarian …

Follicle diameter deviation during follicular waves in cattle begins with a reduction in growth
rates of develo** subordinate follicles, in contrast to the maintenance of a constant growth …