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(of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus

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The estrous cycle is a little different for rabbits than other mammals.
The duration of the natural estrous period in the mature Dazu black goats was 41.4+-8.6 h (n=495), with a variation of 28-65 h among the individuals.
The new findings reveal that the estrous cycle may contribute to these differences between women and men and highlight a potential target to help prevent relapse in women.
Therefore, to clarify the role of LIF in the endometrium during the estrous cycle and pregnancy in pigs, we examined the temporal and cell type-specific expression of LIF and LIFR in the endometrium throughout the estrous cycle and pregnancy and the regulation of LIF and LIFR by steroid hormones, estrogen and progesterone, in endometrial tissues.
(2014), the vaginal epithelium of ewes undergoes marked cytological changes during the estrous cycle, causing the appearance of different types of epithelial cells.
Looking back, I am pretty sure that buck didn't find just any estrous doe, but the first estrous doe of the season.
Vaginal smears and estrous cycle determination: The estrus cycle of mice was determined by microscopic cytological analysis of the predominant cell type in vaginal smears obtained daily using crystal violet staining (Sigma, CA, USA).
As indicated in Table 1, there was no significant change in the estrous cycle of OVX mice without TMX treatment, predominating the metaestrous phase.
I asked Winand, a good friend and white-tailed deer expert, about late season estrous, a little known phenomenon.
Within reproductive problems, animals with estrous repetition was those in which a single return to estrus signs was observed approximately 20 days after breeding.
The estrous cycle has been widely studied in laboratory mice and rats (e.