Serum kisspeptin levels in pregnant and non-pregnant diestrus bitches: a pilot study
= 0.029). This early increase in serum kisspeptin concentrations suggests that kisspeptin circulating in the bloodstream deserves further investigation as a potential biomarker for the early detection of pregnancy in bitches. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution given the exploratory nature of the study and its small sample size.
Authors
- Angela Polisca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0255-8588)
- Marco Quartuccio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4812-0402)
- Olimpia Barbato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0828-4610)
- Gabriele Brecchia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4750-2801)
- Santo Cristarella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5909-7837)
- Alessandro Troisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2192-6115)
- Laura Menchetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8500-7970)
- Viola Zappone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5110-4465)
- Sabrina Caloiero
- Giovanni Ricci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6244-5820)
- Temy Coppola
- Andrea Verini Supplizi
Institutions
- Università di Camerino (IT)
- University of Messina (IT)
- University of Perugia (IT)
- Financial Research (Hungary) (HU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2026-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2026.1826654
- Primary Topic
- Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Università degli Studi di Messina