Table 1 Information on the bovine corpus luteum used for the present study
A: Normal cycling CL | |||||
Luteal stages | |||||
EL | ML | LL | Reg | ||
Number of samples | For the histological analysis | 7 | 13 | 14 | 31 |
For the qPCR analysis | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Days after ovulation | 2–3 | 8–12 | 15–17 | >19 | |
Color | Flesh, Bloody | Orange | Yellow | Ocher, Brown, White | |
Size (cm) | 1.9 ± 0.19 | 2.5 ± 0.07 | 2.1 ± 0.14 | 0.9 ± 0.06 | |
B: PGF-induced regressing CL | |||||
Hours after the PGF injection | |||||
0 | 2 | 12 | 24 | ||
Number of samples | For the histological analysis | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
For the qPCR analysis | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |