The
two primary functions of the ovary are to produce the female gamete
(ova) and the female sex steroid hormones, estradiol and progesterone.
Research focused on enhancing the production of ova (superovulation)
has been described under the research program entitled Assisted
Reproduction. 
Additional
research projects are focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms
which control the secretion of progesterone from the corpus luteum.
There are ongoing projects in sheep and horses which utilize investigative
techniques ranging from surgical procedures to molecular techniques
to understand and control expression of genes which regulate reproductive
processes.
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