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Midterm 3 - Lecture 23 Flashcards

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4 steps in pre-attachment embryonic development

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  1. development within the Zona Pellucida
  2. hatching from the Zona Pellucida
  3. maternal recognition of pregnancy
  4. extra-embryonic membranes
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Ootid

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oocyte after the 1st meiotic division in which the 1st polar body is present

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What is syngamy? Where does it occur? What does it give rise to?

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fusion of the male and female pronuclei within the cytoplasm of a newly fertilized oocyte, giving rise to a zygote

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Zygote

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diploid cell resulting from the fusion of the male and female pronuclei

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Embryo

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animal in the early stages of development that has not taken on an anatomical form that is recognizable as a member of a species

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Fetus

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unborn young that possesses identifiable features of a given species

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Conceptus

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  • a product of conception including:
    1. embryo in early development (preimplantation)
    2. fetus and placenta (postimplantation)
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What occurs during fertilization to produce a zygote?

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during fertilization syngamy occurs to produce a zygote that begins to go cleave (mitotic division) to give rise to blastomeres

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What is cleavage?

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Cleavage of blastomeres (2, 4, and 8-celled embryo) to form ball of cells within the zona pellucida referred to as a Morula

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What is blastcoele development?

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  • two groups of cells form in the Morula - process of compaction
    1. outer cells - adhesions create tight jxns btw cells
    2. inner cells - connected by gap jxns btw cells
  • sodium is pumped into the intercellular spaces and water follows osmotically = fluid accumulation within the morula
  • fluid accumulation causes outer cells to flatten and blastocoele forms
  • two separate cellular components emerge
    1. inner cell mass (ICM)
    2. trophoblast
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What is the process of compaction during blastcoele development?

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two groups of cells form in the Morula - process of compaction
1. outer cells - adhesions create tight jxns btw cells
2. inner cells - connected by gap jxns btw cells

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What 2 cellular components emerge during blastocoele development?

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  1. inner cell mass
  2. trophoblast
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What happens during blastocyst hatching?

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  • blastocyst eventually “hatches” from the Zona Pellucida
  • Hatching caused by 3 factors
    1. growth and accumulation of liquid within the blastocyst
    2. enzymes from the trophoblast that degrade the ZP
    3. contractions of the blastocysts
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Do blastocysts form at the same time in all species?

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No! There is variation

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When doing embryo transfer, what is collected and transferred?

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blastocysts
- if they have hatched it is too late

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What does successful pregnancy maintenance require?

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  • high blood P4 concentrations
  • PGF2a induced luteolysis must be prevented
  • conceptus can play an active role in maintaining pregnancy
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How do cows and ewes recognize pregnancy?

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  • blastocyst(s) produce interferon to prevent luteolysis; inhibits the oxytocin-receptor development so that oxytocin cannot stimulate PGF2a production by the uterine endometrium
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How do sows recognize pregnancy?

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  • blastocysts produce estradiol to prevent luteolysis; cause PGF2a production by the uterine endometrium to be rerouted into the uterine lumen where it is destroyed
  • # of conceptus is important
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How do mares recognize pregnancy?

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  • proteins/estradiol synthesis and contact of the conceptus with endometrium prevents luteolysis
20
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How do bitches and queens recognize pregnancy?

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  • does not require a signal from the conceptus; lifespan of the CL is longer than the gestation period
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What 3 factors does luteolysis depend on?

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  1. presence of oxytocin receptors on uterine endometrium
  2. oxytocin production by the large luteal cells
  3. PGF2a synthesis by uterine endometrium
22
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What are the hormones of pregnancy?

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  • Early pregnancy factor
  • Progesterone
  • Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin
23
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What are the hormones of parturition?

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  • Adrenal Corticotropin (ACTH)
  • Estrogens
  • Prostaglandin F2a
  • Relaxin
  • Oxytocin
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Early Pregnancy Factor (EPF)

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  • a protein (chaperonin 10) expressed into the maternal circulation prior to embryonic attachment (human, cattle, sheep, pigs)
  • shown to have immunosuppressive properties
  • Early Pregnancy Test based on EPF
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What is the dominant hormone of pregnancy?

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Progesterone

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Progesterone

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  • dominant hormone of pregnancy
  • essential for embryonic/fetal development to prevent return to estrus and produce uterine environment appropriate for implantation
  • provides the Progesterone Block that inhibits myometrial contractions during pregancny
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Progesterone production

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  • P4 produced by CL in early pregnancy
  • Placenta can eventually takeover P4 production
  • Role of CL and Placenta in P4 production varies among species
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How does the role of CL and Placenta in P4 production vary among species?

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Ewe & Mare
- placenta takes over P4 in early gestation

Cow
- placenta takes over P4 in late gestation

Sow, Bitch & Queen
- Cl is the source of P4 through out gestation

*when the placenta takes over the major P4 production role, the CL continues to produce P4

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Gestation Lengths: ewe, mare, cow, sow, bitch, queen

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Ewe = 5 months
Mare = 11 months
Cow = 9 months
Sow = 3.8 months
Bitch = 2 months
Queen = 2 months

30
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What is eCG produced by? When does eCG secretion peak? When do eCG secretions bottom out?

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  • eCG is a gonadotropin produced by the endometrial cups of the placenta
  • endometrial cups begin to form and express eCG at the time of attahcment
  • cup development and eCG secretion peaks midway through the 1st trimester
  • cups regress and eCG secretion bottoms-out by ~Day 100 of Gestation
31
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Where is eCG produced?

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endometrial cups of the placenta

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Role of eCG

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  • maintains CL production of P4 during the 1st trimester by maintaining the Primary CL
  • as eCG increases the mare will ovulate to create an accessory CL which will takeover P4 production
  • placenta assumes the major P4 producing role by ~day100
33
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What effect does eCG have on other species?

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strong FSH-like effect on other species and is often used as a part of superovulation protocols

34
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CL P4 output of the mare in early gestation

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  1. P4 from primary CL increases and then decreases
  2. eCG re-stimulates P4 production by primary Cl
  3. eCG continues to increase, accessory Cl forms and P4 increases

*after day 100 placenta assumes major P4 production

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What does the uterine endometrium produce?

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  • various growth factors and cytokines that stimulate growth and development of the fetus in utero

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