In sheep with an ovarian autotransplant, IGF-I (LR3 analogue) stimulated ovarian follicle development.
In plain wordsIn sheep, an IGF-I analogue stimulated ovarian follicle development.
- Peptide
- IGF-1 LR3
- Outcome
- IncreaseOvarian follicle development in vivo
- Study
sheepn: not reported in source
Ovarian autotransplant with intra-arterial infusion- Outcome group
- Sex hormones and fertility · Reproductive and sexual health
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · intra-arterial infusionAs given in this study (sheep).
Source sentences
IGF-I stimulated both cellular proliferation and hormone production by both granulosa and theca cells in vitro and similarly stimulated ovarian follicle development and ovarian androgen and oestradiol secretion in vivo.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Experiments in vivo utilized sheep with an ovarian autotransplant to allow intra-arterial infusion of putative local factors and exposure of the ovary to high local concentrations.