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The plasma concentrations of progesterone and oestradiol-17p during pregnancy and the first 20 days after parturition were estimated in reindeer. The concentration of progesterone in the period 75–25 days prior to parturition was significantly higher than in the period 200– 75 days prior to parturition (P < 0.001). During the last 25 days before parturition the concentration decreased significantly. The concentration of oestradiol-17β was in most cases below 70 pg/ml until 50 days prior to parturition. During the last 25 days of pregnancy there was a significant increase in oestradiol-17β and the ratio progesterone/ oestradiol-17β was markedly lower than in the period 75–25 days before calving.  相似文献   

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The introduction of Dorset rams to Romney ewes at the beginning of the breeding season (February 14 to March 1) stimulated 39% to 70% of the non-cycling ewes to ovulate. Most of the ewes that ovulated did so within 65 to 72 hours of ram introduction. The ovulations were preceded by LH peaks, the mean onset of which was 35.0±4.8 (SE) hours after ram introduction. The mean oestradiol-17β concentration per ewe ranged from 0.3 to 14.9 pg/ml plasma and there were large fluctuations among the samples collected every 3 hours. All ewes, irrespective of treatment, had similar mean concentrations of oestradiol-17β and ovarian follicular activity, and there were no changes in oestradiol-17β concentration that could be attributed to the presence of the rams.  相似文献   

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Oestrone, oestradiol-17 beta and oestriol were measured in plasma samples from non-pregnant and pregnant African elephants shot in the wild. Enzymic hydrolysis of plasma showed that approximately 90 and 96% of the total (i.e. conjugated plus unconjugated) concentrations of oestrone and oestradiol-17 beta, respectively were represented by conjugated hormones. Unconjugated oestrogens remained low (less than 50 pg ml) in all samples, with no distinction between non-pregnant and pregnant animals. Levels of total oestrone during pregnancy varied between 160 and 594 pg/ml but were not significantly different from non-pregnant values. Total oestradiol-17 beta concentrations were significantly elevated during pregnancy (P less than 0 X 01) and, despite considerable individual variation (193-1428 pg/ml), were consistently higher than non-pregnant values after 6 months of gestation. The elevated levels of oestradiol-17 beta resulted in a reversal of the total oestradiol-17 beta: oestrone concentration ratio at about 6 months of pregnancy. Concentrations of total oestriol did not exceed 103 pg/ml. An indirect method of measurement indicated that oestradiol-17 beta sulphate was probably the most abundant circulating oestrogen during pregnancy in the African elephant.  相似文献   

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Plasma oestradiol-17β and progesterone levels were measured in seven nulliparous, dairy heifers (British Friesian breed) that were administered cloprostenol (a synthetic analogue of prostaglandin F) between days 8 and 14 of the oestrous cycle and inseminated (AI) 72 and 96 h later, and in seven heifers inseminated (AI) at natural oestrus.In both treated and untreated heifers, the beginning of the progesterone fall and the oestradiol-17β rise associated with luteolysis appeared to be synchronous but, whereas the rate of fall in progesterone level was greater for the treated heifers, that of the oestradiol-17β rise did not differ between treated and untreated heifers. Mean pre-ovulatory peaks of oestradiol-17β were 8 pg/ml and 10 pg/ml for treated and untreated heifers respectively.A post-ovulatory peak of oestradiol-17β in plasma 5–6 days after the pre-ovulatory peak occurred in all heifers whether or not conception had taken place. It is suggested that 7 days after the initiation of oestradiol-17β secretion by the pre-ovulatory follicle, another follicle begins to mature and secrete oestradiol-17β and that the progress of the latter towards full maturation and potential ovulation is stopped by rising progesterone levels from the corpus luteum; as a result in normal, non-pregnant cattle an interval of about 21 days elapses before another ovulation (of another follicle) takes place. In the event of premature luteolysis (in the present study induced between the 8th and 14th day) there is no evidence that the timing of this luteolysis influences the time taken for a follicle to enter the final stages of pre-ovulatory maturation, when increasing amounts of oestradiol-17β are secreted. Thus the interval between ovulations may not be less than 7 days but, depending on corpus luteum survival, may vary between 7 and 21 days.In one heifer after natural luteolysis a normal plasma oestradiol-17β peak followed but this was not associated with ovulation and corpus luteum formation. The second oestradiol-17β peak 6 days after the first, however, evidently assumed the ovulatory role; presumably the secreting follicle concerned, not being subject to inhibition by progesterone rising to luteal levels, matured fully and ovulated. Thus the second, normally post-ovulatory, oestradiol-17β peak in cattle can, in the event of failure of ovulation at the normal time, itself assume the ovulatory function, the oestrous cycle length then being about 28 days.  相似文献   

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Mean (+/- s.d.) pregnancy length for the 14 llamas in this study was 350 +/- 4.5 days. Plasma progesterone concentrations increased by 5 days after mating and remained elevated (greater than 2.0 ng/ml) throughout most of pregnancy. At about 2 weeks before parturition, plasma progesterone concentrations began to decline, dropped markedly during the final 24 h before parturition, and returned to basal concentrations (less than 0.5 ng/ml) by the day of parturition. The combined oestrone + oestradiol-17 beta and oestradiol-17 beta concentrations varied between 6 and 274 pg/ml and 4 and 114 pg/ml, respectively, during the first 9 months of pregnancy. Concentrations increased between 9 months after mating and the end of pregnancy with peak mean concentrations of 827 +/- 58 (s.e.m.) pg oestrone + oestradiol-17 beta/ml (range: 64-1658) and 196 +/- 10 pg oestradiol-17 beta/ml (31-294) during the last week of pregnancy. Concentrations then declined to 87 +/- 14 pg oestrone + oestradiol-17 beta/ml (7-488) and 25 +/- 5 pg oestradiol-17 beta/ml (2.5-142) during the first week post partum. Plasma cortisol concentrations varied between 2.6 and 51.9 ng/ml (14.0 +/- 0.5) from mating until 2 weeks before parturition when the concentrations began to decline. Only a slight increase in plasma cortisol concentrations was observed in association with parturition. Plasma triiodothyronine concentrations varied between 0.5 and 4.5 ng/ml (1.9 +/- 0.1) throughout pregnancy and the periparturient period.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)  相似文献   

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Peripheral plasma concentrations of LH, oestradiol-17 beta and progesterone were measured in 13 mature swamp buffalo cows at 4-h intervals from 36-40 h before until 36-40 h after the onset of oestrus. Mean LH concentrations increased sharply to a peak of 35 ng/ml and returned to basal levels of 5 ng/ml within a 12-h period beginning soon after the onset of oestrus. Mean oestradiol-17 beta concentrations were within the range 9-13 pg/ml from 36-40 h before until 12-16 h after the onset of oestrus, and within the range 7-9 pg/ml thereafter. Progesterone concentrations remained around 0.1 ng/ml throughout the sampling period. There were no significant differences in hormone concentrations or changes between cows that conceived and those that did not conceive to artificial insemination 12-24 h after onset of oestrus.  相似文献   

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Ten nonlactating buffalo were superovulated with 3000 IU PMSG. Luteolysis was induced with 500 mug Cloprostenol (PG) 60 and 72 h after PMSG. Five buffalo were alloted for natural mating and five were bred by artificial insemination 60 and 84 h after the first PG treatment. Since four buffalo developed pyometra, only 6 of 10 underwent embryo collection successfully 180 to 190 h after PG. Three buffalo yielded only one morula each, while the remaining three yielded a total of two, three and four morulae and/or blastocysts as well als zero, one and three unfertilized ova, respectively. Six of the ten buffalo were assigned to an intensive blood collection regimen. Mean concentrations of progesterone (ng/ml) increased from 1.9 at PMSG stimulation to 4.8 at induction of luteolysis and decreased to a nadir of 0.2 about 72 h after PG treatment. The preovulatory surge of LH occurred 36 +/- 9 h after PG and was low in magnitude (7.3 +/- 1.3 ng/ml). Stimulation of 3 to 12 follicles resulted in concentrations of estradiol-17beta exceeding 5 pg/ml within 48 h after PMSG treatment and reaching a maximum of 32 +/- 11 pg/ml about the time of the preovulatory surge. Only in two individuals did concentrations decrease below 5 pg/ml within the following 12 h. In the other four buffalo 3 to 10 unovulated structures remained palpable, secreting estradiol-17beta far exceeding the preovulatory concentrations. The fast appearing, low magnitude LH surges were key problems resulting from PMSG treatment. They caused unovulated endocrinologically active follicles. High estrogen levels during the early luteal period may activate subclinical uterine infections, which in turn may negatively affect embryonic development.  相似文献   

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The general pattern of steroid secretion during the 30-day oestrous cycle of the Cape porcupine is that of a surge (25-176 pg/ml) in oestradiol-17 beta secretion at the time of perforation of the vaginal closure membrane, followed by an increase in progesterone concentrations, the latter attaining peak values (mean 5.9 +/- 2.1 ng/ml) 8-19 days (13.8 +/- 2.8 days) after vaginal opening. Copulation occurred after the oestradiol-17 beta surge and the length of the luteal phase of the cycle varied from 21 to 35 days (29.3 +/- 4.7 days), this representing 93% of the length of the cycle. Perforation of the vaginal closure membrane was not always accompanied by an increase in oestradiol-17 beta levels and some instances (19%) of vaginal opening were not followed by an increase in progesterone secretion. The hormonal characteristics of the oestrous cycle of females housed with vasectomized males were similar to those of females housed with intact males.  相似文献   

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Oestradiol-17 beta and conjugated oestrone, oestradiol-17 beta and oestradiol-17 alpha were measured in peripheral plasma of heifers treated with PMSG/PGF-2 alpha to induce superovulation. Changes in the concentrations of each hormone were synchronous, the highest level being near oestrus. For a given number of ovulations the hormone with the highest concentration was total oestradiol-17 alpha, then came total oestrone, total oestradiol-17 beta and oestradiol-17 beta. For each oestrogen, the maximum preovulatory concentration measured was significantly correlated with the number of ovulations; the regression line for total oestradiol-17 alpha was twice as steep as that for oestradiol-17 beta. It is concluded that in animals treated to induce superovulation assay of total oestradiol-17 alpha gives a better induction of the number of follicles induced to ovulate than does the more conventional assay of oestradiol-17 beta.  相似文献   

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Plasma concentrations of progesterone and Provera were measured daily in 3 cows during 21 days of treatment with Provera-impregnated intravaginal sponges. Plasma concentrations of oestradiol-17beta and 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-prostaglandin F (PGFM) were measured hourly from 5 h before until 62 h after sponge removal. The profile of progesterone concentrations indicated that luteolysis occurred at the expected time (Days 19 to 23 of the cycle), even though plasma Provera concentrations were 150-250 pg/ml. The occurrence of peaks of PGFM after sponge withdrawal suggests that PGF-2alpha release is stimulated by falling levels of progestagen.  相似文献   

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Jugular plasma concentrations of oestradiol-17 beta, prolactin, progesterone and 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-prostaglandin F-2 alpha (PGFM) were measured at 2-h intervals during the last 4 days of pregnancy in 6 goats. During advanced labour and delivery, samples were obtained more frequently and assayed for oxytocin. The animals were housed in a barn with continuous dim lighting. A distinct pattern of oscillation in prolactin concentrations, with peaks during the late afternoon, was apparent during the last 3 days. Geometric means of peak concentrations doubled each day and became of longer duration; night-time nadir values remained low except during the last night before parturition. A progressive increase in oestradiol-17 beta, with mean levels doubling every 36 h, was apparent during the last 3 days. There was no sharp pre-partum increase in oestradiol-17 beta. Correlated (r = 0.83) with the increase in oestradiol-17 beta was a gradual increase in PGFM and when the latter reached approximately 1000 pg/ml, the non-reversible decline in progesterone reflecting pre-partum luteolysis occurred. Subsequent changes in PGFM related closely to an approximately 20-fold increase in the ratio of oestradiol-17 beta to progesterone until maximal PGFM levels of 26.5 +/- 4.2 ng/ml were reached at delivery. Basal concentrations of oxytocin (8-15 microU/ml) were measured before the last 60 min and markedly higher, though erratic, concentrations were detected at various times before appearance of the allantochorion. Maximal oxytocin values (range 180-1570 microU/ml) occurred within minutes before or after delivery of the first fetus. The results suggest that increased pre-partum production of oestradiol-17 beta, in addition to provoking sufficient release of prostaglandins to cause luteolysis, may modulate either the sensitivity or set-points for an endogenous rhythm in prolactin secretion at the end of pregnancy. The nature of the oxytocin changes suggest that, after labour has evolved sufficiently, delivery is precipitated by an abrupt increase in oxytocin secretion.  相似文献   

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J Saumande  S K Batra 《Steroids》1984,44(2):137-152
A radioimmunoassay for free estradiol-17 beta, conjugated estradiol-17 beta or total (free + conjugated) estradiol-17 beta in defatted milk of cows is described. Conjugated estradiol-17 beta was hydrolyzed by enzymes of Helix pomatia juice. Estrogens were extracted with dichloromethane; no other purification step was required before radioimmunoassay because of the high specificity of the antiserum. Immunoprecipitation was used to separate bound and free estradiol-17 beta. Concentrations measured were corrected for procedural losses on a per sample basis. The assays were shown to be accurate and specific. The sensitivity was 1.3pg/ml for the assay of free estradiol-17 beta (5ml of milk extracted) and 2.9pg/ml for conjugated or total estradiol-17 beta (2 ml of milk hydrolyzed and extracted). Estrogens were measured in the milk of cyclic cows and in cows stimulated with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG). A preovulatory increase was clearly observed. Wether or not the ovary was stimulated by PMSG, concentrations of estrogens were higher and the relative increase during the preovulatory peak was greater for conjugated estradiol-17 beta than for the free form. The assay of conjugated or total estradiol-17 beta in defatted milk should be a practical method for assessing preovulatory growth of follicles in cows.  相似文献   

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Plasma concentrations of prolactin, progesterone and oestradiol-17β were measured by radioimmunoassay in samples taken from 2–15 days before until 1–4 days after spontaneous parturition in four sows and in one sow around prostaglandin F2α-induced parturition.Between Days ?15 and ?2 (Day 0 = parturition), prolactin concentrations in daily samples fluctuated somewhat, but exceeded 10 ng/ml only exceptionally. Plasma progesterone levels gradually declined or remained high until about 2 days before parturition. A final decrease of the progesterone concentrations coincided with distinct increases of the prolactin levels during the last 40 h of pregnancy.Maximal prolactin concentrations were measured before the onset of delivery of the piglets. Oestradiol-17β reached peak values around delivery. Prostaglandin F2α injection caused an immediate sharp increase of the prolactin concentration which lasted for about 6 h. During this period progesterone and oestradiol-17β concentrations did not change. A second elevation of prolactin levels was measured when progesterone finally decreased.Changes of prolactin concentrations found in this study were compared with those found in other domestic animals at the same reproductive stage.  相似文献   

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Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) readily stimulated LH output by sheep pituitary cells in vitro, and raised plasma LH concentrations in vivo in sheep, in a dose-dependent fashion. However, increases in FSH levels were only marginal by comparison. Dose-dependent decreases in sheep pituitary cell FSH output and in plasma FSH concentrations were caused by sheep follicular fluid and oestradiol-17 beta in vitro, and by bovine follicular fluid and oestradiol benzoate in vivo. In contrast, LH concentrations were only reduced slightly at the higher doses of these reagents. Cumulative suppressive effects of follicular fluid and oestradiol-17 beta (oestradiol benzoate) on FSH levels were observed both in vitro and in vivo. The transient positive feedback effect of oestradiol benzoate on FSH output negated the suppressive effect of bovine follicular fluid on plasma FSH concentrations. Progestagens, androgens and catechol oestrogens also suppressed mean FSH output in vitro, though not as effectively as oestradiol-17 beta. While only 1-5 pg/ml of oestradiol-17 beta was needed to suppress significantly mean FSH output in vitro, greater than 500 pg/ml of the other steroids was required. Seminal plasma inhibin-like peptide failed to suppress mean FSH output by cultured sheep pituitary cells at doses from 1 pg/ml to 500 ng/ml. At higher doses, both FSH and LH output was suppressed and this was accompanied by morphological deterioration of the cells. It is suggested that, to raise plasma FSH concentrations with a view to increasing ovulation rates in sheep, the development of means to reduce the negative feedback effects of steroids, notably oestradiol-17 beta, and inhibin on FSH secretion may be a more appropriate pharmacological strategy than increasing pituitary exposure to GnRH.  相似文献   

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Concentrations of LH, progesterone, oestradiol-17 beta and androstenedione were measured in serum from blood samples collected from 6 fallow does every hour for 46 h during a spontaneous oestrus. Four does had similar serum hormone profiles, with a pronounced preovulatory LH surge (approximately 20 ng/ml) occurring within 4 h of the onset of oestrus, a small elevation (from 0.1 to 0.3 ng/ml) of progesterone at the onset of oestrus, a gradual but non-significant increase (up to 25 pg/ml) of oestradiol-17 beta and a marked 2-fold increase of serum androstenedione concentrations occurring immediately at the onset of oestrus. The remaining 2 does showed pronounced increases in serum progesterone concentrations at the onset of oestrus and a reduction in the initial LH surge. One of these does exhibited a second preovulatory LH surge within the sampling period.  相似文献   

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The quiescent corpus luteum of female tammars was reactivated by removal of the pouch young (RPY). The reactivated corpus luteum was ablated 3 days after RPY. Plasma progesterone and oestradiol concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay in these and in sham-operated controls. Excision of the CL abolished the rise in progesterone seen at Day 5-6 in the sham-operated animals (130.7 +/- 56.6 vs 452.4 +/- 176.0 pg/ml, mean +/- s.d.). By contrast, oestradiol-17 beta values increased within 6-16 h of CL excision to 16.3 +/- 6.9 pg/ml and remained high for 1-3 days while in the sham-operated animals there were less sustained and more variable peaks of 10-20 pg/ml between Days 3 and 5 (mean 12.0 +/- 3.6 pg/ml at Day 4-5). We conclude that the early transient increase in peripheral plasma of progesterone is of luteal origin but the source of the oestradiol remains unknown.  相似文献   

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Fifty heifers were twice injected with I.C.I. 80, 996 and inseminated 72 h and 96 h after the second administration. Twenty eight of them (56%) became pregnant. Changes in plasma oestradiol-17 beta, progesterone and LH concentrations around the oestrus following the second injection were similar to those occurring in spontaneous oestrus. The pattern of testosterone secretion resembled that of oestradiol;-17 beta. The highest testosterone concentration (135 +/- 24 pg/ml) was measured on the third day after treatment with I.C.I. 80, 996.  相似文献   

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On Days 28-30 of age, hypophysectomized rats were treated with oestradiol-17 beta (0.1 mg/day) and/or clomiphene citrate (0.1 mg/day). Subsequent treatment with PMSG (10 i.u., on Day 31) and hCG (10 i.u., on Day 33) was identical for all animals. Rats were killed on Day 34. Treatment with oestradiol-17 beta alone resulted in ovulations of 45.1 +/- 5.5 oocytes/rat (mean +/- s.e.m.). There were no ovulations among animals treated with clomiphene citrate alone but treatment with oestradiol-17 beta and clomiphene citrate resulted in a significant (P less than 0.05) reduction (23.1 +/- 7.6 oocytes/rat) in ovulatory response. Similarly, ovarian weights and serum progesterone concentrations were highest in the oestradiol-17 beta-treated rats, intermediate in those given oestradiol plus clomiphene citrate and the lowest in rats receiving clomiphene citrate alone. We suggest that clomiphene citrate exerts direct ovarian antiovulatory and oestrogen-antagonist actions.  相似文献   

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Synchronisation of oestrus in Karagouniki ewes by administration of the standard dose of progesterone results in lower fertility than observed when these ewes ovulate naturally. This suggests that the optimum dose of progesterone may be breed dependent. The exogenous progesterone may perturb the concentrations of oestradiol-17beta and progesterone in blood plasma and the oviductal wall. This possibility was investigated using Karagouniki ewes allocated at random to three treatments (n=4 per treatment). Ewes were allowed to exhibit natural oestrus (N) or oestrus was synchronised by administration of 250 mg (LP) or 375 mg (HP) progesterone (subcutaneous implants) followed by PMSG at 8 mg/kg live weight i.m. 14 days later. Oestrus was observed using teaser rams. Blood samples were collected for plasma oestradiol-17beta and progesterone assay from the onset to the end of oestrus at 2 h intervals. The uterus of each ewe was recovered at the end of oestrus and samples of the oviductal wall were taken from both oviducts and prepared, separately, for progesterone and oestradiol-17beta assay. Statistical analysis was performed using univariate analysis of variance. Plasma oestradiol-17beta concentrations from the onset to the end of oestrus were highest for N ewes and lowest for HP ewes with the values for LP ewes occupying an intermediate position. The differences were significant (P<0.05) between HP and the other two treatments from 4 to 12 h after the onset of oestrus and then between all treatments until the end of oestrus. Plasma progesterone levels were similar and fairly constant from the onset to the end of oestrus for N and LP. The plasma progesterone levels for HP were significantly (P<0.05) higher than for the other two treatments throughout oestrus. In oviductal wall samples, the oestradiol-17beta concentration was significantly (P<0.05) higher for N ewes than for synchronised ewes and the levels were similar for LP and HP ewes. The concentration of oestradiol-17beta differed (P<0.05) between right and left oviducts for N ewes but not for ewes of either of the synchronised oestrus treatments. Progesterone concentrations in oviductal wall samples were highest (P<0.05) for HP ewes and the values for N and LP ewes were similar. The concentration of progesterone did not differ between right and left oviductal wall samples within treatments. It was concluded that the higher dose of exogenous progesterone perturbed the levels of oestradiol-17beta and progesterone in blood plasma and the oviductal wall, and this could explain the lower levels of fertility (relative to naturally occurring oestrus) observed when this protocol is used for Karagouniki ewes in practice.  相似文献   

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目的探讨不同周龄和激素水平对长爪沙鼠超数排卵效果的影响,以期确定长爪沙鼠最佳超排周龄和激素使用剂量。方法腹腔注射10 IU PMSG/HCG对4~18周龄8个年龄段的雌性长爪沙鼠进行超数排卵,末次注射16~17 h内对各组动物卵母细胞计数,确定最佳超排周龄后,对该年龄动物以5、10、15 IU3个剂量水平腹腔注射PMSG/HCG,观察各组动物的卵母细胞计数差异。结果与其它周龄组相比,6周龄组长爪沙鼠超数排卵后的卵母细胞数最多,各组间有统计学意义(P〈0.05),而5、10、15IU等3个剂量组的超排效果也有一定的差异,10 IU组数量最高。结论对长爪沙鼠而言,采用10 IU激素注射和6周龄的动物进行超数排卵,获得的卵母细胞数量最多而且超排效果稳定性。  相似文献   

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