Color Doppler Ultrasonographic Examination of Ovarian Grafts in Goats
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ethical Aspects and Origin of Study Animals
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Allotransplantation
2.4. Assessment of Graft Revascularization Using Doppler Ultrasound
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatment | ||||
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Day | IE-7 | IN-7 | IE-15 | IN-15 |
0 | 2.11 ± 0.91A | 2.53 ± 091A | 1.16 ± 0.85A | 3.05 ± 0.85ABC |
1 | 4.15 ± 1.05ABC | 4.42 ± 0.97AB | 3.58 ± 0.85B | 3.31 ± 0.91ABCD |
2 | 3.36 ± 0.91AB | 3.40 ± 0.91AB | 4.07 ± 0.85BC | 3.32 ± 0.85ABCD |
3 | 5.67 ± 0.91BC | 3.78 ± 0.91AB | 5.17 ± 0.85BCDEFG | 3.61 ± 0.85ABCDE |
4 | 5.20 ± 0.91BCa | 2.32 ± 0.91Ab | 4.22 ± 0.85BCD | 2.84 ± 0.85AB |
5 | 5.32 ± 0.91BC | 3.28 ± 0.91AB | 4.51 ± 0.85BCDEF | 2.50 ± 0.85A |
6 | 5.21 ± 0.91BC | 4.44 ± 0.97AB | 4.36 ± 0.85BCDE | 4.69 ± 0.91ABCDEF |
7 | 6.55 ± 0.91C | 5.22 ± 0.91B | 5.65 ± 0.85BCDEFGH | 5.29 ± 0.85CDEF |
8 | - | - | 6.19 ± 0.85CDEFGH | 5.76 ± 0.85EF |
9 | - | - | 5.30 ± 0.85BCDEFGH | 6.14 ± 0.85F |
10 | - | - | 6.60 ± 0.85EFGH | 5.47 ± 0.85DEF |
11 | - | - | 5.85 ± 0.85BCDEFGH | 4.47 ± 0.85ABCDEF |
12 | - | - | 6.89 ± 0.85GH | 5.11 ± 0.85BCDEF |
13 | - | - | 6.37 ± 0.85DEFGH | 6.71 ± 0.85F |
14 | - | - | 6.78 ± 0.85FGH | 6.56 ± 0.85F |
15 | - | - | 7.57 ± 0.91H | 5.78 ± 0.85EF |
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Vieira, A.R.S.; Sousa, F.C.d.; Barros, C.H.S.C.; Santana, M.J.; Alves, B.G.; Teixeira, D.Í.A. Color Doppler Ultrasonographic Examination of Ovarian Grafts in Goats. Vet. Sci. 2024, 11, 580. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11110580
Vieira ARS, Sousa FCd, Barros CHSC, Santana MJ, Alves BG, Teixeira DÍA. Color Doppler Ultrasonographic Examination of Ovarian Grafts in Goats. Veterinary Sciences. 2024; 11(11):580. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11110580
Chicago/Turabian StyleVieira, Antonio Renilson Sousa, Francisco Carlos de Sousa, Celso Henrique Souza Costa Barros, Maria Janiele Santana, Benner Geraldo Alves, and Dárcio Ítalo Alves Teixeira. 2024. "Color Doppler Ultrasonographic Examination of Ovarian Grafts in Goats" Veterinary Sciences 11, no. 11: 580. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11110580
APA StyleVieira, A. R. S., Sousa, F. C. d., Barros, C. H. S. C., Santana, M. J., Alves, B. G., & Teixeira, D. Í. A. (2024). Color Doppler Ultrasonographic Examination of Ovarian Grafts in Goats. Veterinary Sciences, 11(11), 580. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11110580