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Characterization of anti‐Müllerian hormone in a case of bovine male pseudohermaphroditism
Author(s) -
Kitahara G,
ElSheikh Ali H,
Teh APP,
Hidaka Y,
Haneda S,
Mido S,
Yamaguchi R,
Osawa T
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/rda.13149
Subject(s) - male pseudohermaphroditism , anti müllerian hormone , hormone , endocrinology , medicine , andrology , biology
Contents The current report aimed to characterize plasma anti‐Müllerian hormone ( AMH ) in bovine male pseudohermaphroditism. The blood AMH concentration in a Japanese Black male pseudohermaphrodite calf was compared with pre‐ and post‐pubertal male and female calves and castrated calves. The concentration in the case was higher than in post‐pubertal males, castrated males, and pre‐ and post‐pubertal female calves (p < .05), but similar to that in pre‐pubertal male calves. After extraction of the testes, the concentration in the case dropped to a certain extent. The extracted testes expressed AMH , as detected by immunohistochemistry. This study is the first to show the characterization of AMH in a male pseudohermaphrodite calf. AMH levels in peripheral blood might be useful to diagnose male pseudohermaphroditism in cattle.