Clinical Use of Anti-Mullerian Hormone in Female Cats and Dogs

Year 2021, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 57 - 61, 31.12.2021

Semra Kaya , Gizem Akın , Gökhan Koçak , Cihan Kaçar

Abstract

Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) is a glycoprotein hormone which is produced by ovaries, after the development of the Mullerian duct that gives rise to female reproductive organs such as the vagina, uterus and oviduct. The AMH is detected at measurable concentrations in the peripheral blood samples of adult queens and bitches. In recent studies has been indicated that the use of AMH analysis in clinical examinations has contributed to reproductive endocrinology. The AMH which is produced by only granulosa cells of the ovary, is facilitated the diagnosis of many physiological and pathological conditions of queens and bitches. In the current review, a recent information about the factors affecting the AMH concentrations and the clinical indication of AMH are presented.

Keywords

Anti-Müllerian hormone, Cat, Dog, Ovarian, Reproduction

Anti-Müllerian Hormonun Dişi Kedi ve Köpeklerde Klinik Kullanımı

Abstract

Anti-Müllerian hormon (AMH) dişilerde vajina, uterus ve oviduktu içeren Müller kanalının gelişiminden sonra ovaryumlarda üretilen glikoprotein yapıda bir hormondur. Yetişkin kedi ve köpeklerde periferal dolaşımda ölçülebilecek düzeye ulaşmaktadır. Son yıllarda yapılan çalışmalarda, AMH analizinin klinik muayenelerde kullanılmasının reprodüktif endokrinolojiye katkı sağladığı ortaya konulmuş durumdadır. Anti-Müllerian hormon dişi kedi ve köpeklerde yalnızca ovaryumun granuloza hücrelerinde üretilmesi nedeniyle, bu organın pek çok fizyolojik ve patolojik durumunun teşhisine olanak sağlar. Sunulan derlemede dişi kedi ve köpeklerde AMH düzeyine etki eden faktörler ve klinik endikasyonları hakkında en son bilgiler aktarılmaktadır.

Keywords

Anti-Müllerian hormon, Kedi, Köpek, Ovaryum, Üreme

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