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Equine Endometrial Gland Density and Endometrial Thickness Vary among Sampling Sites in Thoroughbred Mares
The secretions of the equine endometrial glands are essential for the survival, growth, and development of the conceptus in early pregnancy, and endometrial gland density is directly related to successful pregnancy outcome. Endometrial biopsy is routinely used to assess the reproductive potential of...
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The Japanese Society of Equine Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013978/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24833993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1294/jes.23.35 |
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author | HANADA, Michiko MAEDA, Yousuke OIKAWA, Masa-aki |
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description | The secretions of the equine endometrial glands are essential for the survival, growth, and development of the conceptus in early pregnancy, and endometrial gland density is directly related to successful pregnancy outcome. Endometrial biopsy is routinely used to assess the reproductive potential of broodmares. Some previous studies have shown that equine endometrial glands are uniformly distributed throughout the uterus; however, other work has shown variation of the endometrial architecture between biopsy sites, suggesting that a single biopsy is not representative of the entire endometrium. The aims of this study were to assess and compare the endometrial gland density and thickness at four sampling sites in the uterus (the central segment of each uterine horn, the uterine horn-body junction, and the caudal portion of the uterine body). Endometrial samples from five nulliparous Thoroughbred mares in diestrus were obtained at necropsy and used for subsequent histomorphometric analysis. The caudal uterine body had a significantly lower endometrial gland density and endometrial thickness than the other sites. This may result in nutrient deprivation and reduced survival of embryos or fetuses in this region of the uterus. The endometrial gland density and endometrial thickness did not significantly differ between the other regions sampled, indicating that they are similarly suitable for embryonic implantation and fetal development. Our results suggest that the endometrial structure of the caudal uterine body of the mare is not representative of the endometrial morphology at other sites. Thus, the caudal uterine body is not a suitable site for routine endometrial biopsy. |
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spelling | pubmed-40139782014-05-15 Equine Endometrial Gland Density and Endometrial Thickness Vary among Sampling Sites in Thoroughbred Mares HANADA, Michiko MAEDA, Yousuke OIKAWA, Masa-aki J Equine Sci Original Article The secretions of the equine endometrial glands are essential for the survival, growth, and development of the conceptus in early pregnancy, and endometrial gland density is directly related to successful pregnancy outcome. Endometrial biopsy is routinely used to assess the reproductive potential of broodmares. Some previous studies have shown that equine endometrial glands are uniformly distributed throughout the uterus; however, other work has shown variation of the endometrial architecture between biopsy sites, suggesting that a single biopsy is not representative of the entire endometrium. The aims of this study were to assess and compare the endometrial gland density and thickness at four sampling sites in the uterus (the central segment of each uterine horn, the uterine horn-body junction, and the caudal portion of the uterine body). Endometrial samples from five nulliparous Thoroughbred mares in diestrus were obtained at necropsy and used for subsequent histomorphometric analysis. The caudal uterine body had a significantly lower endometrial gland density and endometrial thickness than the other sites. This may result in nutrient deprivation and reduced survival of embryos or fetuses in this region of the uterus. The endometrial gland density and endometrial thickness did not significantly differ between the other regions sampled, indicating that they are similarly suitable for embryonic implantation and fetal development. Our results suggest that the endometrial structure of the caudal uterine body of the mare is not representative of the endometrial morphology at other sites. Thus, the caudal uterine body is not a suitable site for routine endometrial biopsy. The Japanese Society of Equine Science 2012-10-18 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC4013978/ /pubmed/24833993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1294/jes.23.35 Text en 2012 The Japanese Society of Equine Science http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. |
spellingShingle | Original Article HANADA, Michiko MAEDA, Yousuke OIKAWA, Masa-aki Equine Endometrial Gland Density and Endometrial Thickness Vary among Sampling Sites in Thoroughbred Mares |
title | Equine Endometrial Gland Density and Endometrial Thickness Vary among
Sampling Sites in Thoroughbred Mares |
title_full | Equine Endometrial Gland Density and Endometrial Thickness Vary among
Sampling Sites in Thoroughbred Mares |
title_fullStr | Equine Endometrial Gland Density and Endometrial Thickness Vary among
Sampling Sites in Thoroughbred Mares |
title_full_unstemmed | Equine Endometrial Gland Density and Endometrial Thickness Vary among
Sampling Sites in Thoroughbred Mares |
title_short | Equine Endometrial Gland Density and Endometrial Thickness Vary among
Sampling Sites in Thoroughbred Mares |
title_sort | equine endometrial gland density and endometrial thickness vary among
sampling sites in thoroughbred mares |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013978/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24833993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1294/jes.23.35 |
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