Special Issue "Regulation of Reproductive Function, Fertility and Infertility in Female and Male Dogs"
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Reproduction".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2022.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: canine parturition; uterine inertia; reproductive endocrinology; obesity; metabolic hormones; canine infertility; reproductive ultrasound
Interests: corpus luteum; luteal angiogenesis; placenta; parturition; reproductive endocrinology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to submit an original research manuscript or comprehensive review for this Special Issue, “Regulation of Reproductive Function, Fertility and Infertility in Female and Male Dogs”, in Animals, an international and interdisciplinary scholarly open access journal. The aim of this Special Issue is to compile the latest information on normal reproductive physiology, endocrinology, fertility, and infertility in female and male domestic dogs.
Reproduction and fertility in male and female domestic mammalian species and humans have long been the focus of basic scientific and clinical research interest due to their impact on species survival and passing of genetic material to future generations. However, when compared to other domestic animals, the reproductive physiology of Canis lupus familiaris is unique. Only dogs show an extended anestrus period between two estrus cycles. Their corpus luteum, a small temporary endocrine gland in the ovary, is the only source of progesterone in both pregnant and non-pregnant bitches and is fully responsible for pregnancy maintenance, because the canine placenta is devoid of steroid hormone production. Due to the similarities of testicular physiology and spermatogenesis, the dog is also an important animal model to study fertility and infertility problems in humans.
While our knowledge has expanded tremendously in recent years thanks to the incorporation of molecular biology techniques into canine reproductive research, we are still far from completely understanding the regulatory mechanisms driving ovarian, uterine, placental, and testicular functions in dogs. A largely unexplored area is canine female and male infertility, with basic and clinical research advances being made every day.
The scope of this Special Issue is canine female and male reproduction with a special focus on ovarian, uterine, placental, and testicular physiology and endocrinology; metabolic and endocrine aspects of pregnancy and parturition; manipulation of the reproductive cycle; molecular and hormonal markers of fertility/reproductive success and infertility; endometritis; spermatogenesis; advanced semen analysis; and artificial insemination.
We invite submissions presenting original basic or clinical research that will make a significant contribution to the field of reproductive physiology, endocrinology, fertility, and infertility in female and male dogs. Comprehensive review articles are also welcome; however, we would like to ask our colleagues to contact the Guest Editors initially when planning a review paper in order to avoid overlapping submissions. All submissions will be peer reviewed and published following “The MDPI Editorial Process”.
We thank you in advance for your contribution!
Dr. Orsolya Balogh
Dr. Aykut Gram
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- pregnancy and parturition
- uterus
- placenta
- ovary
- testis
- spermatogenesis
- semen
- fertility
- infertility
- reproductive cycle
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
1. Tentative title: ”Function of the Sertoli Cell in the Dog”
Authors: Bodil Ström Holst 1, Alessandra Rota 2
Affiliation:
1 Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural University, Uppsala, Sweden
2 Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
2. Tentative title: "The efficacy of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor for termination of mid-term pregnancies in dogs’’
Authors: Firdevs Binli 1, İpek İnan 1 , Fatih Büyükbudak 1, Aykut Gram 2, Duygu Kaya 3, Narin Liman 4, Selim Aslan 5, Murat Fındık 6 and Serhan Serhat Ay 6
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
2 Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey
4 Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
5 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Near East University,Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
6 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
3. Tentative title: Antioxidant enzymes in the canine testis: effects of deslorelin-induced downregulation and developmental stage
Authors: DY Gram 1, B Sexton 2, N Liman 3, L Müller 4, A Gram 3*, O Balogh 2*
Affiliations:
1 Department of Physiology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
2 Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
3 Department of Histology and Embryology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
4 Department of Obstetrics and Food Animal Medicine Clinic, University of Veterinary Science, Budapest, Hungary *equal contribution