The kisspeptin analog C6 is a possible alternative to PMSG (pregnant mare serum gonadotropin) for triggering synchronized and fertile ovulations in the Alpine goat

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The kisspeptin analog C6 is a possible alternative to PMSG (pregnant mare serum gonadotropin) for triggering synchronized and fertile ovulations in the Alpine goat

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In temperate regions goat's reproduction is seasonal. To obtain year-round breeding, hormonal treatments are currently applied. These treatments usually combine a progesterone analog with the pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG). However, their use has significant ethical and environmental drawbacks. Therefore, alternative methods to manage reproduction are needed. The discovery that in mammals the neuropeptide kisspeptin is a major positive regulator of hypothalamo-pituitary gonadal axis ...

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2019-03-28

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Decourt, Caroline / Robert, Vincent / Lomet, Didier / Anger, Karine / Georgelin, Marion / Poissenot, Kévin / Pellicer-Rubio, Maria-Teresa / Aucagne, Vincent / Beltramo, Massimiliano

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/27811

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