Steady-state level of kit ligand mRNA in goat ovaries and the role of kit ligand in preantral follicle survival and growth in vitro.

abstract：:Results of previous studies indicate that culture of preimplantation mouse embryos in SOM medium containing 85 mM NaCl promotes better development in vitro, as well as supporting higher rates of protein synthesis, when compared to culture in SOM containing 125 mM NaCl (Anbari and Schultz, 1993, Mol Reprod Dev 35:24-28...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ho Y,Doherty AS,Schultz RM

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diandric and digynic triploid mouse embryos were isolated in the morning on day 10 of gestation. The embryos were separated from their extraembryonic membranes, and the latter were analysed cytogenetically by G-banding to establish the ploidy and sex chromosome constitution of these embryos. The diandric triploid embr...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kaufman MH,Lee KK,Speirs S

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selection of transgenic embryos prior to embryo transfer is a means to increase the efficiency of transgenic livestock production. Among transgenic reporters, cytoplasmic expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) has features that make it ideal for transgenic embryo selection. The primary objective of this study w...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Chan AW,Kukolj G,Skalka AM,Bremel RD

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global warming represents a major stressful environmental condition that compromises the reproductive efficiency of animals and humans via a rise of body temperature above its physiological homeothermic point (heat stress [HS]). The injuries caused by HS on reproductive function involves both male and female component...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Boni R

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibin α (Inha) gene expression is regulated, in rat granulosa cells, via a cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-response element (CRE) found in a region of the promoter that is homologous to the human INHA promoter. We previously found that during in vitro cytotrophoblast differentiation, human INHA gene expre...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Depoix CL,Debiève F,Hubinont C

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we showed that the gonadotropin-induced expansion of bovine cumulus oophorus occurs concomitantly with the rearrangement of microfilaments (MFs) inside cumulus cell cytoplasm (Sutovský et al., 1993: Biol Reprod 49:1277-1287; Sutovský et al., 1994: Reprod Nutr Dev 34:415-425) and that cumulus expansion in c...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Sutovský P,Fléchon JE,Pavlok A

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial activation is required for successful intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to induce haploidy pronuclear formation with extraction of second polar body. The present study showed that an additional treatment with Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) followed by Ca(2+) ionophore treatment improved the rat...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ito J,Shimada M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously showed that, during mouse oocyte maturation, specific maternal mRNAs (actins) are deadenylated, while others (hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase:HPRT) are adenylated. As in other systems, these changes can be correlated with changes in translational activities. Maturation-specific polyadenylation in ...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Paynton BV,Bachvarova R

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goals of this work were to create germ-cell-stage-specific cDNA libraries from mouse spermatogenic cells and to employ a novel two-step genetic screen to identify gene sequences present during the critical meiotic stage of spermatogenesis. Highly enriched germ-cell fractions were prepared from adult and juvenile m...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Caldwell KA,Wiltshire T,Handel MA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teleost fish exhibit remarkably diverse and plastic patterns of sexual development. One of the most fascinating modes of plasticity is functional sex change, which is widespread in marine fish including species of commercial importance; however, the regulatory mechanisms remain elusive. In this review, we explore such...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Liu H,Todd EV,Lokman PM,Lamm MS,Godwin JR,Gemmell NJ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several animal and human studies have demonstrated that sex affects kinetics and metabolism during early embryo development. However, the mechanism governing these differences at the molecular level before the expression of the sex-determining gene SRY is unknown. We performed a systematic profiling of gene expression...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Zhou Q,Wang T,Leng L,Zheng W,Huang J,Fang F,Yang L,Chen F,Lin G,Wang WJ,Kristiansen K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of two glycoproteins (estrus-associated glycoprotein [EGP] and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase [TIMP-1]) secreted by bovine oviduct cells on in vitro bovine embryo development was assessed. A first set of experiments was conducted to determine whether the embryotrophic activity of the bovine oviduct-c...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Vansteenbrugge A,Van Langendonckt A,Massip A,Dessy F

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular cell responses to the type 1, 2, and 3 isoforms of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta 1, TGF-beta 2, TGF-beta 3) were studied using bovine aortic endothelial (BAECs) and smooth muscle cells (BASMC3) as well as rat epididymal fat pad microvascular endothelia (RFCs). Three distinct bioassays indicate...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Madri JA,Bell L,Merwin JR

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated and characterized a cDNA clone corresponding to a new member of bep (butanol, extracted, proteins) Paracentrotus lividus multigene family coding for cell surface proteins. The cDNA, called bep3, encodes a 370 amino acid protein and shares the same structural organization in the coding region with othe...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Montana G,Romancino DP,di Carlo MD

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen receptor mRNA expression was detected in the head and tail parts of the human epididymis by means of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Immunocytochemical labelling showed that ciliate and nonciliate cells from the epithelium of the efferent ductules possessed strong to moderate nuclear...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ergün S,Ungefroren H,Holstein AF,Davidoff MS

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) oocytes were incubated for 3 hr in ovarian fluid alone (CC), or cortisol-enriched ovarian fluid [100 or 1,000 ng ml(-1) (CL and CH, respectively)], after which they were fertilized; the growth and development of the embryos reared from these oocytes was monitored until first feed, a...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Li M,Bureau DP,King WA,Leatherland JF

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Varicocele is a prevalent pathology among infertile men. The mechanisms linking this condition to infertility, however, are poorly understood. Our previous work showed a relationship between sperm functional quality and the ability of spermatozoa to respond to capacitating conditions with increased membrane fluidity a...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Buffone MG,Brugo-Olmedo S,Calamera JC,Verstraeten SV,Urrutia F,Grippo L,Corbetta JP,Doncel GF

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetics includes the study of external factors that can influence the expression of genes by altering the accessibility of DNA through methylation. To investigate the epigenetic influence of season, sperm head shape, and semen storage on placental and fetal tissues, pregnancies were generated in the summer or wint...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Rempel LA,Krautkramer MM,Parrish JJ,Miles JR

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse oocyte maturation inhibitory factors, on the basis of inhibitory activity of spontaneous germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) of denuded mouse oocytes in culture, were extracted and partially purified by reversed-phase resin adsorption and Sephadex G-100 and G-50 column chromatographies from the urine of pregnant w...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Sakakibara R,Sakai K,Sakurai Y,Kohnoura T,Ishiguro M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to investigate the ultrastructural consequences of vitrification of bovine oocytes at the metaphase II (MII) stage by the so-called "Open Pulled Straw" method. Oocytes were matured in vitro for 22 hr and cryopreserved by vitrification. After warming and additional 2 hr of culture...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Hyttel P,Vajta G,Callesen H

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myricetin is a natural flavonoid, particularly enriched in red wines, whose occurrence is widespread among plants. Despite extensive research, the beneficial effects of Myricetin on human health are still controversial. Here, we tested the estrogen-like effect of the phytoestrogen Myricetin on human ejaculated sperm b...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Aquila S,Santoro M,De Amicis F,Guido C,Bonofiglio D,Lanzino M,Cesario MG,Perrotta I,Sisci D,Morelli C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have cloned and sequenced cDNAs encoding autoantigen 1 (AA1), a testis-specific protein and the major autoantigen of the guinea pig sperm acrosome. The cDNA predicts a precursor protein of 244 amino acids including a 21 amino acid hydrophobic, secretory signal sequence. The mature polypeptide is predicted to have a...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Foster JA,Gerton GL

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are known to play an important role not only in various stress conditions such as exposure to heat shock, but also in normal development and/or differentiation. The role of small heat shock proteins such as HSP25 in early embryo development remains largely unknown. In the present study, we e...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Kim M,Geum D,Khang I,Park YM,Kang BM,Lee KA,Kim K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulators are located at the boundaries of differentially regulated genes and delimit their interactions by establishing independent chromatin structures. Recently, an insulator sequence has been found in the 5'-flanking region of arylsulfatase (ARS) gene from sea urchin. To investigate functional conservation of thi...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Takada T,Iida K,Akasaka K,Yasue H,Torii R,Tsujimoto G,Taira M,Kimura H

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testis induction is associated with gonadal Sry and Sox9 expression in mammals, and with Sox9 expression in vertebrates where Sry is absent. In mammals, Sry might initiate testis induction by upregulating Sox9 expression; however, direct evidence supporting this hypothesis is lacking. Models of Sry-negative XX sex rev...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Meyers-Wallen VN

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cattle consuming endophyte-infected tall fescue grass have an associated reduction in circulating progesterone and reduced reproductive rates. In this study, commercially available rat microarrays were used to analyze the gene expression in luteal tissues from heifers fed endophyte-free fescue, endophyte-infected fesc...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Jones KL,King SS,Iqbal MJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demecolcine-induced enucleation (IE) of mouse oocytes has been shown to improve development to term of cloned mice. In this study, we characterized the kinetics and morphological progression of bovine oocytes subjected to IE, and evaluated their ability to support embryo development to the blastocyst stage after nucle...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Russell DF,Ibáñez E,Albertini DF,Overström EW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basigin, a transmembrane glycoprotein belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily, has been shown to be essential for fertilization and implantation. The aim of this study was to determine the expression and hormonal regulation of basigin gene in mouse uterus during the peri-implantation period. Basigin immunostaining...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Xiao LJ,Chang H,Ding NZ,Ni H,Kadomatsu K,Yang ZM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the hallmarks of mammalian sperm capacitation is the loss of cholesterol from the plasma membrane. Cholesterol has been associated with the formation of detergent insoluble membrane microdomains in many cell types, and sperm from several mammalian species have been shown to contain detergent-resistant membranes...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Thaler CD,Thomas M,Ramalie JR

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse and rabbit preimplantation embryos with intact zona pellucida were incubated for 3 hr with DNA-carrying constructs containing insulin as an internalizable ligand: (insulin-polylysine)-DNA and (insulin-polylysine)-DNA-(streptavidin-polylysine)-(biotinylated adenovirus). Video-intensified microscopy demonstrated t...

journal_title：Molecular reproduction and development

authors： Ivanova MM,Rosenkranz AA,Smirnova OA,Nikitin VA,Sobolev AS,Landa V,Naroditsky BS,Ernst LK

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00