Ovarian suppression was recently suggested as an inherent feature of effective zona pellucida (ZP) based immunocontraception across various species including horses. Measuring anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in immunocontracepted mares may provide a novel and minimally-invasive tool for the assessment of ovarian function (Joone et al, Theriogenology, 2018, vol. 106(2): 214-220). This study aimed to assess the utility of measuring serum AMH concentrations by comparison with clinical parameters for monitoring ovarian activity following ZP-based immunocontraception in a population of horse mares.
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Nolan, M.B. et al. 2018. Serum anti-Müllerian hormone following Zona Pellucida immunocontraceptive vaccination of mares. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, vol. 66(105): 1pp
Nolan, M., Bertschinger, H., Crampton, M., & Schulman, M. (2018). Serum anti-Müllerian hormone following Zona Pellucida immunocontraceptive vaccination of mares. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10463
Nolan, MB, HJ Bertschinger, Michael Crampton, and ML Schulman "Serum anti-Müllerian hormone following Zona Pellucida immunocontraceptive vaccination of mares." (2018) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10463
Nolan M, Bertschinger H, Crampton M, Schulman M. Serum anti-Müllerian hormone following Zona Pellucida immunocontraceptive vaccination of mares. 2018; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10463.
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