Enhancing reproductive assessments of the Florida manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris by establishing optimal time period and inhibin B baseline concentrations

Abstract

, Dow et al. 2011). The TGF-b superfamily includes hormones that affect reproductive success in both males and females, including inhibins, activins, follistatin, and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH; Bilezikjian et al. 2006, Trombly et al. 2009). Of the various TGF-b superfamily peptides listed above, the 3 that have shown particular promise as diagnostic