title: Mucometra with persistent corpus luteum in goats.
abstract: Ovaries of two goats with persistent corpus luteum were studied by histochemical methods. Lutein cells showed moderate alkaline phosphatase and acid phosphatase activity associated with strong delta 5-3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and succinic tetrazolium reductase activity. The results are interpreted as an indication that the corpus luteum was functioning.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*