Crystallization of Bovine Cervical Mucus at Oestrus: An Update
Bovine cervical mucus changes its biochemical composition and biophysical properties due to the variations in sex steroid levels during the oestrous cycle. As a consequence of oestrogen rise, cervical mucus is produced in larger amounts at oestrus—a stage also characterized by an increase in mucus c...
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| description | Bovine cervical mucus changes its biochemical composition and biophysical properties due to the variations in sex steroid levels during the oestrous cycle. As a consequence of oestrogen rise, cervical mucus is produced in larger amounts at oestrus—a stage also characterized by an increase in mucus crystallization when observed under light microscopy. The objective of this article is to provide an updated review of the main aspects regarding crystallization of bovine cervical mucus. First, it makes reference to the composition of cervical mucus and the critical functions that this secretion exerts on bovine reproductive physiology, as well as in other species. Then, the article deals with the phenomenon of crystallization observed in cervical mucus, describing the main models used to classify the crystalline patterns observable in mucus at oestrus stage (some of them resembling ferns, palm leaves and stellar patterns, among others). Finally, it addresses the importance of the phenomenon of cervical mucus crystallization for the understanding of bovine reproductive physiology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9bf114a7b6934462953f2b4baa8f6abb2022-12-22T00:48:42ZengUniversidad de La SalleRevista de Medicina Veterinaria0122-93542389-85262014-07-0128103116Crystallization of Bovine Cervical Mucus at Oestrus: An UpdateManuel E. Cortés0Fernando González1Pilar Vigil2Licenciado en Ciencias Biológicas con Certificado Académico en Física Fundamental y doctor en Ciencias de la Agricultura, área Fisiología y Nutrición Animal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Licenciado en Educación en Química y Biología y profesor de Estado en Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Investigador asociado, Programa Teen STAR, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Investigador postdoctoral, Reproductive Health Research Institute (Chile). Profesor de Fisiología y Fisiopatología, Departamento de Ciencias Químicas y Biológicas, Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Santiago, Chile.Licenciado en Ciencias Pecuarias y médico veterinario, Universidad de Chile. Magíster en Producción Animal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Profesor asociado, Departamento de Ciencias Animales, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.Licenciada en Medicina, médico cirujano, especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología y doctora en Ciencias Biológicas, mención Ciencias Fisiológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Estudios postdoctorales en el Texas Institute for Reproductive Medicine & Endocrinology, Estados Unidos, y en el Royal Women’s Hospital, Australia. Directora del Programa Teen STAR Internacional. Directora médica del Reproductive Health Research Institute (Chile). Profesora asociada de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.Bovine cervical mucus changes its biochemical composition and biophysical properties due to the variations in sex steroid levels during the oestrous cycle. As a consequence of oestrogen rise, cervical mucus is produced in larger amounts at oestrus—a stage also characterized by an increase in mucus crystallization when observed under light microscopy. The objective of this article is to provide an updated review of the main aspects regarding crystallization of bovine cervical mucus. First, it makes reference to the composition of cervical mucus and the critical functions that this secretion exerts on bovine reproductive physiology, as well as in other species. Then, the article deals with the phenomenon of crystallization observed in cervical mucus, describing the main models used to classify the crystalline patterns observable in mucus at oestrus stage (some of them resembling ferns, palm leaves and stellar patterns, among others). Finally, it addresses the importance of the phenomenon of cervical mucus crystallization for the understanding of bovine reproductive physiology.http://revistas.lasalle.edu.co/index.php/mv/article/view/3185/2551Bovine physiologycervical mucuscrystalline patterncrystallization |
| spellingShingle | Manuel E. Cortés Fernando González Pilar Vigil Crystallization of Bovine Cervical Mucus at Oestrus: An Update Revista de Medicina Veterinaria Bovine physiology cervical mucus crystalline pattern crystallization |
| title | Crystallization of Bovine Cervical Mucus at Oestrus: An Update |
| title_full | Crystallization of Bovine Cervical Mucus at Oestrus: An Update |
| title_fullStr | Crystallization of Bovine Cervical Mucus at Oestrus: An Update |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crystallization of Bovine Cervical Mucus at Oestrus: An Update |
| title_short | Crystallization of Bovine Cervical Mucus at Oestrus: An Update |
| title_sort | crystallization of bovine cervical mucus at oestrus an update |
| topic | Bovine physiology cervical mucus crystalline pattern crystallization |
| url | http://revistas.lasalle.edu.co/index.php/mv/article/view/3185/2551 |
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