title: Reproductive physiology of the nonpregnant mare. An overview and update.
abstract: This article reviews the reproductive events in the nonpregnant mare with emphasis on recent advances. The discussion is restricted to the salient features of puberty (prenatal and prepubertal events), seasonality (gonadotropins, photoperiod, and other modifying factors), and the estrous cycle (hormones, estrus, diestrus, and the control of cyclicity) in the nonpregnant mare.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D010507:Periodicity; D012741:Sexual Maturation