Characterization of anti-Müllerian hormone in a case of bovine male pseudohermaphroditism.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: G Kitahara, H El-Sheikh Ali, App Teh, Y Hidaka, S Haneda, S Mido, R Yamaguchi, T Osawa
• Journal: Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene (Reprod Domest Anim) Vol. 53 Issue 3 Pg. 809-813 (Jun 2018) ISSN: 1439-0531 [Electronic] Germany
• PMID: 29427350 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2018 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.

Chemical References

• Anti-Mullerian Hormone

Topics

• Animals
• Anti-Mullerian Hormone (blood)
• Cattle (abnormalities)
• Disorder of Sex Development, 46,XY (blood, surgery, veterinary)
• Female
• Immunohistochemistry
• Male
• Sexual Maturation (physiology)
• Testis (metabolism, surgery)