Pre-implantation exogenous progesterone and pregnancy in sheep: I. polyamines, nutrient transport, and progestamedins.
Emily C HoskinsKatherine M HalloranClaire StenhouseRobyn M MosesKathrin A DunlapMichael C SatterfieldHeewon SeoGregory A JohnsonGuoyao WuFuller W BazerPublished in: Journal of animal science and biotechnology (2021)
Results indicated that administration of exogenous P4 during the pre-implantation period advanced the expression of FGF10, which may accelerate proliferation of trophectoderm cells, but also was correlated with decreased expression of glycine and serine transporters and polyamine synthesis enzyme AZIN2. Further research with increased sample sizes may determine how differential expression affects endometrial functions and potentially embryonic loss.