Small Animals - Prof. Dr. Sandra Goericke-Pesch

Research areas:

Regulation of canine spermatogenesis with special reference to downregulation and subsequent restart after application of a GnRH agonist slow release implant.

  • Azoospermia in males - etiology, diagnosis and possible therapeutic options
  • Influence of specific nanoparticles on male fertility and effects on offspring
  • Dystocia in the parturient bitch
  • Dystocia in the Scottish Terrier - Radiographic Pelvimetry a Diagnostic Tool
  • Semen preservation dog and cat
  • Studies on the pathophysiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the male dog
  • Diagnostics of luteal insufficiency
  • Relationships between progesterone, prolactin and relaxin and ovarian, hypothalamic-pituitary and placental mechanisms in the gravid bitch
  • Prepartum phase of pregnancy
  • Embryonic/fetal death
  • Dysregulation of proliferative and apoptic endometrial processes in the pathogenesis of glandular cystic endometrial hyperplasia/pyometra
  • Physiology and pathology of prolactin secretion in the male dog.