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Veterinary research communications2026; 50(4); 265; doi: 10.1007/s11259-026-11213-4

Relationship between the estrus duration in cyclic mares and the endometrial gene expression on day 7 post-ovulation.

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Publication Date: 2026-04-13 PubMed ID: 41973144PubMed Central: 12322513DOI: 10.1007/s11259-026-11213-4Google Scholar: Lookup
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Sala-Ayala L, Silva ES, Borges LD, Barbosa LA, Martínez-Boví R, Maran AP, Cuervo-Arango J. (2026). Relationship between the estrus duration in cyclic mares and the endometrial gene expression on day 7 post-ovulation. Vet Res Commun, 50(4), 265. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-026-11213-4

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ISSN: 1573-7446
NlmUniqueID: 8100520
Country: Switzerland
Language: English
Volume: 50
Issue: 4
PII: 265

Researcher Affiliations

Sala-Ayala, Laura
  • Equine Fertility Group, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Alfara del Patriarca, Spain.
Silva, Elisa Sm
  • School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
Borges, Luiza Df
  • Laboratory of Genetics, Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
Barbosa, Laís A
  • School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
Martínez-Boví, Rebeca
  • Equine Fertility Group, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Alfara del Patriarca, Spain.
Maran, Arthur P
  • School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
Cuervo-Arango, Juan
  • Equine Fertility Group, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Alfara del Patriarca, Spain. juan.cuervo@uchceu.es.

Grant Funding

  • FUSP-PP-22-064 / Universidad Cardenal Herrera-Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU

Conflict of Interest Statement

Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethical aspects: Animal procedures were approved by the local animal welfare committee of the Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera and authorised by the regional official authority (Conselleria de agricultura, desarrollo rural, emergencia climatica y transición ecológica de la Generalitat Valenciana), for the use of animals in research: licence reference number: 2023-VSC-PEA-0126.

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