Endocrine Abstracts

The aim of the study was to determine mRNA expression of genes involved in steroidogenic pathways in chicken ovarian follicles by real-time PCR method.Hy-Line Brown hens (n=20), 28 weeks of age, laying regular sequences of about 20 or more eggs per clutch were used in the experiment. Birds were decapitated ~2 h after ovulation. From the ovary, white prehierarchical follicles (1–8 mm) and the three largest yellow preovulatory follicles F3&#150...