Effects of hCG and PMSG on responsiveness of ovary during period of delayed ovulation in an Indian vespertilionid bat, Scotophilus heathi.

ABSTRACT

Both hCG and PMSG treatments given either individually or sequentially between September and early February failed to induce ovulation in S. heathi, though they produced high degree of ovarian stimulation. The treatments induced ovarian enlargement, intense hyperaemia, marked changes in interstitial cells (ICs) and development of several antral follicles and varying degrees of abnormality in oocyte of most of the antral follicles. The percentage of abnormal oocytes in the ovary following hCG or PMSG treatment was dose-dependent.