Immune location of oxytocin receptors (OTR) in the epididymis and testicle of dogs

• Grant number: 09/15934-3
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: January 01, 2010
• End date: April 30, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Reproduction
• Principal Investigator: Renato Campanarut Barnabe
• Grantee: Renato Campanarut Barnabe
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The expression of oxytocin receptors (OTR) has been studied in several species; however, in dogs, there are no studies regarding the distribution of such receptors using immunohistochemistry. New perspectives on the therapeutic use of oxytocin in reproductive pathologies in dogs may arise based on the results of the present study, improving the available reproductive biotechnologies to be used in small animals. (AU)