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ra0003p052 | (1) | SRF2016

Histological categorization of equine ovarian follicles from healthy and diseased mares

Al Ibrahim Abdulqader , Tay Su Wei , Parkin Patrick Pollock Timothy , Carmichael Monika Mihm

Antral follicle waves in mares are considered a model for ovarian function in women, and can be sampled with relative ease in vivo or following ovary removal to investigate the regulation of follicle growth. To begin determine the effects of disease which may dysregulate follicular granulosa (GC) or theca cell (TC) proliferation, this study characterised 41 antral follicle wall H&E sections recovered from ovaries of 16 mares that were classified as healthy or suffered from...