Role of the ovaries in inducing mammogenesis in pregnant pigs.
Ovariectomy, but not removal of the corpora lutea, of gilts at mid-pregnancy delayed the onset of lobulo-alveolar development in the mammary glands. Lactogenesis at the time of parturition was delayed by both ovariectomy and removal of the corpora lutea.
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AFRC Institute for Grassland and Animal Production, Shinfield, Reading.
D000818:Animals; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D007774:Lactation; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010053:Ovary / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*
D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol