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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Ausgabe 1/2010

Inhalt (156 Artikel)

Open Access Debate

Placental thrombomodulin expression in recurrent miscarriage

Piergiorgio Stortoni, Monia Cecati, Stefano R Giannubilo, Davide Sartini, Angelo Turi, Monica Emanuelli, Andrea L Tranquilli

Open Access Research

Gene expression profile of androgen modulated genes in the murine fetal developing lung

Eva Bresson, Tommy Seaborn, Mélissa Côté, Geneviève Cormier, Pierre R Provost, Bruno Piedboeuf, Yves Tremblay

Open Access Research

GnRH I and II up-regulate MMP-26 expression through the JNK pathway in human cytotrophoblasts

Jing Liu, Bin Cao, Yu-xia Li, Xiao-qiu Wu, Yan-ling Wang

Open Access Research

Identification of calcium-binding proteins associated with the human sperm plasma membrane

Soren Naaby-Hansen, Alan Diekman, Jagathpala Shetty, Charles J Flickinger, Anne Westbrook, John C Herr

Open Access Research

Delineation of downstream signalling components during acrosome reaction mediated by heat solubilized human zona pellucida

Beena Bhandari, Pankaj Bansal, Pankaj Talwar, Satish K Gupta

Open Access Research

Nuclear factor-kappa B localization and function within intrauterine tissues from term and preterm labor and cultured fetal membranes

Sonali Vora, Asad Abbas, Chong J Kim, Taryn LS Summerfield, Juan P Kusanovic, Jay D Iams, Roberto Romero, Douglas A Kniss, William E Ackerman IV

Open Access Research

Selection against spermatozoa with fragmented DNA after postovulatory mating depends on the type of damage

Juan D Hourcade, Miriam Pérez-Crespo, Raúl Fernández-González, Belén Pintado, Alfonso Gutiérrez-Adán

Open Access Research

Endoplasmic reticulum protein 29 (ERp29), a protein related to sperm maturation is involved in sperm-oocyte fusion in mouse

Xiaoqian Ying, Yue Liu, Qiangsu Guo, Fei Qu, Wei Guo, Yemin Zhu, Zhide Ding

Open Access Research

The association between leukocytes and sperm quality is concentration dependent

Jakob E Lackner, Ashok Agarwal, Reda Mahfouz, Stefan S du Plessis, Georg Schatzl

Open Access Research

Effect of chronic treatment with Rosiglitazone on Leydig cell steroidogenesis in rats: In vivo and ex vivo studies

Janaína A Couto, Karina LA Saraiva, Cleiton D Barros, Daniel P Udrisar, Christina A Peixoto, Juliany SB César Vieira, Maria C Lima, Suely L Galdino, Ivan R Pitta, Maria I Wanderley

Open Access Research

Short term hypothyroidism affects ovarian function in the cycling rat

María Belén Hapon, Carlos Gamarra-Luques, Graciela A Jahn

Open Access Research

Age-dependent role of steroids in the regulation of growth of the hen follicular wall

Irina Y Lebedeva, Vladimir A Lebedev, Roland Grossmann, Nahid Parvizi

Open Access Research

In vitro antioxidant activity of the prostatic secretory granules in rabbit semen after exposure to organic peroxides

Evangelia Mourvaki, Raffaella Cardinali, Alessandro Dal Bosco, Cesare Castellini

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the leptin receptor in human spermatozoa

Leila Hatami-Baroogh, Shahnaz Razavi, Hamid Zarkesh-Esfahani, Marziyeh Tavalaee, Somayeh Tanhaei, Kamran Ghaedi, Mohamad Reza Deemeh, Farzaneh Rabiee, Mohammad Hossein Nasr-Esfahani

Open Access Research

Improved pregnancy rate with administration of hCG after intrauterine insemination: a pilot study

Ilkka Y Järvelä, Juha S Tapanainen, Hannu Martikainen

Open Access Debate

Effects of luteectomy in early pregnancy on the maintenance of gestation and plasma progesterone concentrations in the viviparous temperate lizard Barisia imbricata imbricata

Martín Martínez-Torres, Marta E Hernández-Caballero, Juana Alba Luis-Díaz, Guadalupe Ortiz-López, Mario Cárdenas-León, Leticia Moreno-Fierros

Open Access Research

Doxorubicin-induced ovarian toxicity

Irit Ben-Aharon, Hadas Bar-Joseph, Galia Tzarfaty, Lital Kuchinsky, Shulamith Rizel, Salomon M Stemmer, Ruth Shalgi

Open Access Research

Alterations in the steroid hormone receptor co-chaperone FKBPL are associated with male infertility: a case-control study

Olaf Sunnotel, Laszlo Hiripi, Kevin Lagan, Jennifer R McDaid, Johanny M De León, Yasushi Miyagawa, Hannah Crowe, Soniya Kaluskar, Michael Ward, Catherine Scullion, Alan Campbell, CS Downes, David Hirst, David Barton, Edgar Mocanu, Akira Tsujimura, Marc B Cox, Tracy Robson, Colum P Walsh

Open Access Research

Effect of adiponectin on bovine granulosa cell steroidogenesis, oocyte maturation and embryo development

Virginie Maillard, Svetlana Uzbekova, Florence Guignot, Christine Perreau, Christelle Ramé, Stéphanie Coyral-Castel, Joëlle Dupont

Open Access Research

Differential gene expression in human granulosa cells from recombinant FSH versus human menopausal gonadotropin ovarian stimulation protocols

John Brannian, Kathleen Eyster, Breanne A Mueller, Mandi G Bietz, Keith Hansen

Open Access Methodology

Effects of prolonging administration gonadotropin on unexpectedly poor ovarian responders undergoing in vitro fertilization

Zhaolian Wei, Xianxia Cheng, Huirong Li, Yunxia Cao, Lin Cong, Ping Zhou, Jun Li

Open Access Research

Swimming suppresses hepatic vitellogenesis in European female silver eels as shown by expression of the estrogen receptor 1, vitellogenin1 and vitellogenin2 in the liver

Arjan P Palstra, Denhi Schnabel, Maaike C Nieveen, Herman P Spaink, Guido van den Thillart

Open Access Research

Steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1) gene mutation as a frequent cause of primary amenorrhea in 46,XY female adolescents with low testosterone concentration

Pascal Philibert, Elodie Leprieur, Delphine Zenaty, Elisabeth Thibaud, Michel Polak, Anne-Marie Frances, James Lespinasse, Isabelle Raingeard, Nadège Servant, Françoise Audran, Françoise Paris, Charles Sultan

Open Access Methodology

Discontinuation of rLH two days before hCG may increase the number of oocytes retrieved in IVF

Jessica B Spencer, Aimee S Browne, Susannah D Copland, Donna R Session

Open Access Research

Combined analysis of endometrial thickness and pattern in predicting outcome of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer: a retrospective cohort study

Shi-Ling Chen, Fang-Rong Wu, Chen Luo, Xin Chen, Xiao-Yun Shi, Hai-Yan Zheng, Yun-Ping Ni

Open Access Methodology

IVF for premature ovarian failure: first reported births using oocytes donated from a twin sister

Eric Scott Sills, Adam C Brady, Ahmed B Omar, David J Walsh, Umme Salma, Anthony PH Walsh

Open Access Research

The effect of calcium phosphate nanoparticles on hormone production and apoptosis in human granulosa cells

Xiaohui Liu, Dingxia Qin, Yugui Cui, Liang Chen, Hao Li, Zhen Chen, Li Gao, Ying Li, Jiayin Liu

Open Access Research

Cellular and molecular evidence for a role of tumor necrosis factor alpha in the ovulatory mechanism of trout

Diego Crespo, Emilie Bonnet, Nerea Roher, Simon A MacKenzie, Aleksei Krasnov, Frederick W Goetz, Julien Bobe, Josep V Planas

Open Access Research

The expression of syndecan-1, syndecan-4 and decorin in healthy human breast tissue during the menstrual cycle

Gunilla Hallberg, Eva Andersson, Tord Naessén, Gunvor Ekman Ordeberg

Open Access Methodology

Hormonal induction of spawning in 4 species of frogs by coinjection with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and a dopamine antagonist

Vance L Trudeau, Gustavo M Somoza, Guillermo S Natale, Bruce Pauli, Jacqui Wignall, Paula Jackman, Ken Doe, Fredrick W Schueler

Open Access Research

Genome-wide profiling of gene expression in the epididymis of alpha-chlorohydrin-induced infertile rats using an oligonucleotide microarray

Shuwu Xie, Yan Zhu, Li Ma, Yingying Lu, Jieyun Zhou, Youlun Gui, Lin Cao

Open Access Methodology

OCT-4 expression in follicular and luteal phase endometrium: a pilot study

Eva-Katrin Bentz, Marina Kenning, Christian Schneeberger, Andrea Kolbus, Johannes C Huber, Lukas A Hefler, Clemens B Tempfer

Open Access Research

Activation of the transcription factor, nuclear factor kappa-B, during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy in the pig

Jason W Ross, Morgan D Ashworth, Daniel Mathew, Patrick Reagan, Jerry W Ritchey, Kanako Hayashi, Thomas E Spencer, Matthew Lucy, Rodney D Geisert

Open Access Research

Membrane-initiated actions of estradiol (E2) in the regulation of LH secretion in ovariectomized (OVX) ewes

J Alejandro Arreguin-Arevalo, Ryan L Ashley, Elizabeth R Wagenmaker, Amy E Oakley, Fred J Karsch, Terry M Nett

Open Access Research

Solid-surface vitrification is an appropriate and convenient method for cryopreservation of isolated rat follicles

Weijie Xing, Canquan Zhou, Jiang Bian, Markus Montag, Yanwen Xu, Yubin Li, Tao Li

Open Access Research

Molecular cloning and expression of a new gene, GON-SJTU1 in the rat testis

Zhao-juan Yang, Ning Sun, Shu-qin Wang, Geng G Tian, Ji Wu

Open Access Research

Ovulation-inducing factor: a protein component of llama seminal plasma

Marcelo H Ratto, Wilfredo Huanca, Gregg P Adams

Open Access Research

Pregnancy outcome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome comparing the effects of laparoscopic ovarian drilling and clomiphene citrate stimulation in women pre-treated with metformin: a retrospective study

Johannes Ott, Christine Kurz, Kazem Nouri, Stefan Wirth, Elisabeth Vytiska-Binstorfer, Johannes C Huber, Klaus Mayerhofer

Open Access Research

The associated factors to endometrial cavity fluid and the relevant impact on the IVF-ET outcome

Rong-Huan He, Hui-Juan Gao, Ya-Qiong Li, Xiao-Ming Zhu

Open Access Research

Downregulation of both gene expression and activity of Hsp27 improved maturation of mouse oocyte in vitro

Jin-Juan Liu, Xiang Ma, Ling-Bo Cai, Yu-Gui Cui, Jia-Yin Liu

Open Access Methodology

Rapid effects of progesterone on ciliary beat frequency in the mouse fallopian tube

Anna Bylander, Magdalena Nutu, Rikard Wellander, Mattias Goksör, Håkan Billig, DG Joakim Larsson

Open Access Research

Sexual dysfunctions in patients with diabetes: a study from Iran

Marzieh Ziaei-Rad, Mariam Vahdaninia, Ali Montazeri

Open Access Methodology

Assessment of fertility protection and ovarian reserve with GnRH antagonist in rats undergoing chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide

Claudia NCD Lemos, Fernando M Reis, Guilherme N Pena, Laila C Silveira, Aroldo F Camargos

Open Access Review

Reproductive outcome after hysteroscopic septoplasty in patients with septate uterus - a retrospective cohort study and systematic review of the literature

Kazem Nouri, Johannes Ott, Johannes C Huber, Eva-Maria Fischer, Lucija Stögbauer, Clemens B Tempfer

Open Access Review

Acute stress may induce ovulation in women

Juan J Tarín, Toshio Hamatani, Antonio Cano

Open Access Research

Antiproliferative effect of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) antagonist on ovarian cancer cells through the EGFR-Akt pathway

Jian Guo, Andrew V Schally, Marta Zarandi, Jozsef Varga, Peter CK Leung

Open Access Research

Ghrelin in the human myometrium

Margaret O'Brien, Padraig Earley, John J Morrison, Terry J Smith

Open Access Research

Motile sperm organelle morphology examination (MSOME): intervariation study of normal sperm and sperm with large nuclear vacuoles

João Batista A Oliveira, Claudia G Petersen, Fabiana C Massaro, Ricardo LR Baruffi, Ana L Mauri, Liliane FI Silva, Juliana Ricci, José G Franco Jr

Open Access Debate

The impact of fetal gender on prematurity in dichorionic twin gestations after in vitro fertilization

Andrea Weghofer, Katharina Klein, Maria Stammler-Safar, Christof Worda, David H Barad, Peter Husslein, Norbert Gleicher

Open Access Research

Seasonal variations of melatonin in ram seminal plasma are correlated to those of testosterone and antioxidant enzymes

Adriana Casao, Igor Cebrián, Mayra Eoda Asumpção, Rosaura Pérez-Pé, José A Abecia, Fernando Forcada, José A Cebrián-Pérez, Teresa Muiño-Blanco

Open Access Research

Expression of extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) and its related extracellular matrix degrading enzymes in the endometrium during estrous cycle and early gestation in cattle

Birendra Mishra, Keiichiro Kizaki, Katsuo Koshi, Koichi Ushizawa, Toru Takahashi, Misa Hosoe, Takashi Sato, Akira Ito, Kazuyoshi Hashizume

Open Access Research

Homeobox A7 increases cell proliferation by up-regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor expression in human granulosa cells

Yu Zhang, Qing Huang, Jung-Chien Cheng, Yoshihiro Nishi, Toshihiko Yanase, He-Feng Huang, Peter CK Leung

Open Access Research

Interleukin 11 is upregulated in uterine lavage and endometrial cancer cells in women with endometrial carcinoma

Joanne Yap, Lois A Salamonsen, Tom Jobling, Peter K Nicholls, Evdokia Dimitriadis

Open Access Methodology

Discordances between follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in female infertility

Norbert Gleicher, Andrea Weghofer, David H Barad

Open Access Research

Impact of methoxyacetic acid on mouse Leydig cell gene expression

Gargi Bagchi, Yijing Zhang, David J Waxman

Open Access Research

Proto-oncogene c-erbB2 initiates rat primordial follicle growth via PKC and MAPK pathways

Zheng Li-Ping, Zhang Da-Lei, Huang Jian, Xu Liang-Quan, Xu Ai-Xia, Du Xiao-Yu, Tang Dan-Feng, Zheng Yue-Hui

Open Access Methodology

Changes in cell proliferation, but not in vascularisation are characteristic for human endometrium in different reproductive failures - a pilot study

Ariane Germeyer, Michael von Wolff, Julia Jauckus, Thomas Strowitzki, Tanuj Sharma, Anna T Grazul-Bilska

Open Access Research

Genetic evidence that SMAD2 is not required for gonadal tumor development in inhibin-deficient mice

Saneal Rajanahally, Julio E Agno, Roopa L Nalam, Michael B Weinstein, Kate L Loveland, Martin M Matzuk, Qinglei Li

Open Access Methodology

Effects of vitrification on nuclear maturation, ultrastructural changes and gene expression of canine oocytes

Bongkoch Turathum, Kulnasan Saikhun, Parisatcha Sangsuwan, Yindee Kitiyanant

Open Access Research

Characterization of a diverse secretome generated by the mouse preimplantation embryo in vitro

Amanda J Beardsley, Yan Li, Chris O'Neill

Open Access Research

Effect of high intratesticular estrogen on global gene expression and testicular cell number in rats

Nafisa H Balasinor, Ryan D'Souza, Padma Nanaware, Susan Idicula-Thomas, Neelam Kedia-Mokashi, Zuping He, Martin Dym

Open Access Research

Remarkable features of ovarian morphology and reproductive hormones in insulin-resistant Zucker fatty (fa/fa) rats

Hiroyuki Honnma, Toshiaki Endo, Tamotsu Kiya, Ayumi Shimizu, Kunihiko Nagasawa, Tsuyoshi Baba, Takashi Fujimoto, Hirofumi Henmi, Yoshimitsu Kitajima, Kengo Manase, Shinichi Ishioka, Eiki Ito, Tsuyoshi Saito

Open Access Research

Activated networking of platelet activating factor receptor and FAK/STAT1 induces malignant potential in BRCA1-mutant at-risk ovarian epithelium

Lifang Zhang, Dan Wang, Wei Jiang, Dale Edwards, Weiliang Qiu, Lisa M Barroilhet, Jung-hyun Rho, Lianjin Jin, Vanitha Seethappan, Allison Vitonis, Jianliu Wang, Samuel C Mok, Christopher Crum, Daniel W Cramer, Bin Ye

Open Access Research

Different levels of overnutrition and weight gain during pregnancy have differential effects on fetal growth and organ development

Lindsey A George, Adam B Uthlaut, Nathan M Long, Liren Zhang, Yan Ma, Derek T Smith, Peter W Nathanielsz, Stephen P Ford

Open Access Methodology

Can egg donor selection be improved? - a pilot study

Norbert Gleicher, Andrea Weghofer, David H Barad

Open Access Research

Analysis of pronuclear zygote configurations in 459 clinical pregnancies obtained with assisted reproductive technique procedures

Alessia Nicoli, Francesco Capodanno, Lucia Moscato, Ilaria Rondini, Maria T Villani, Antonella Tuzio, Giovanni B La Sala

Open Access Research

Delta opioid receptor on equine sperm cells: subcellular localization and involvement in sperm motility analyzed by computer assisted sperm analyzer (CASA)

Maria Albrizio, Giovanni M Lacalandra, Elisabetta Micera, Antonio C Guaricci, Michele Nicassio, Antonia Zarrilli

Open Access Research

Arsenic abrogates the estrogen-signaling pathway in the rat uterus

Aniruddha Chatterjee, Urmi Chatterji

Open Access Methodology

Collagen concentration and biomechanical properties of samples from the lower uterine cervix in relation to age and parity in non-pregnant women

Birgitte S Oxlund, Gitte Ørtoft, Annemarie Brüel, Carl Christian Danielsen, Pinar Bor, Hans Oxlund, Niels Uldbjerg

Open Access Research

Early embryo development in a sequential versus single medium: a randomized study

Goedele Paternot, Sophie Debrock, Thomas M D'Hooghe, Carl Spiessens

Open Access Research

Vascular endothelial growth factor-D over-expressing tumor cells induce differential effects on uterine vasculature in a mouse model of endometrial cancer

Jane E Girling, Jacqueline F Donoghue, Fiona L Lederman, Leonie M Cann, Marc G Achen, Steven A Stacker, Peter AW Rogers

Open Access Research

Family incidence of endometriosis in first-, second-, and third-degree relatives: case-control study

Kazem Nouri, Johannes Ott, Birgitt Krupitz, Johannes C Huber, Rene Wenzl

Open Access Research

Tocopherol induced angiogenesis in placental vascular network in late pregnant ewes

Ramanathan K Kasimanickam, Vanmathy R Kasimanickam, Jacobo S Rodriguez, Kevin D Pelzer, Philip D Sponenberg, Craig D Thatcher

Open Access Methodology

Effect of estrogens on boar sperm capacitation in vitro

Lukas Ded, Pavla Dostalova, Andriy Dorosh, Katerina Dvorakova-Hortova, Jana Peknicova

Open Access Research

Functional expression and intracellular signaling of UTP-sensitive P2Y receptors in theca-interstitial cells

Francisco G Vázquez-Cuevas, Erika P Zárate-Díaz, Edith Garay, Rogelio O Arellano

Open Access Research

Characteristics of temporal patterns of cortisol and luteinizing hormone in primiparous, postpartum, anovular, suckled, beef cows exposed acutely to bulls

Shaun A Tauck, Jesse R Olsen, Jarrod RC Wilkinson, Riley J Wedlake, Kathleen C Davis, James G Berardinelli

Open Access Research

Altered placental expression of PAPPA2 does not affect birth weight in mice

Pamela K Wagner, Julian K Christians

Open Access Methodology

Prognostic value of follicular fluid 25-OH vitamin D and glucose levels in the IVF outcome

Georgios M Anifandis, Konstantinos Dafopoulos, Christina I Messini, Nektarios Chalvatzas, Nikolaos Liakos, Spyros Pournaras, Ioannis E Messinis

Open Access Methodology

Cervical collagen and biomechanical strength in non-pregnant women with a history of cervical insufficiency

Birgitte S Oxlund, Gitte Ørtoft, Annemarie Brüel, Carl Christian Danielsen, Hans Oxlund, Niels Uldbjerg

Open Access Research

Comparison of estrogens and estrogen metabolites in human breast tissue and urine

Emanuela Taioli, Annie Im, Xia Xu, Timothy D Veenstra, Gretchen Ahrendt, Seymour Garte

Open Access Research

Molecular characterization and expression of DERL1 in bovine ovarian follicles and corpora lutea

Kalidou Ndiaye, Jacques G Lussier, Joy L Pate

Open Access Research

Spatiotemporal patterns of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (Mif) expression in the mouse placenta

Miriam R Faria, Mara S Hoshida, Eloisa AV Ferro, Francesca Ietta, Luana Paulesu, Estela Bevilacqua

Open Access Research

ReCGiP, a database of reproduction candidate genes in pigs based on bibliomics

Lun Yang, Xiangzhe Zhang, Jian Chen, Qishan Wang, Lishan Wang, Yue Jiang, Yuchun Pan

Open Access Research

Cadmium suppresses the proliferation of piglet Sertoli cells and causes their DNA damage, cell apoptosis and aberrant ultrastructure

Ming Zhang, Zuping He, Lixin Wen, Jing Wu, Liyun Yuan, Yin Lu, Chengzhi Guo, Li Zhu, Sijun Deng, Hui Yuan

Open Access Methodology

Whole ovary immunohistochemistry for monitoring cell proliferation and ovulatory wound repair in the mouse

Rajasekhar Singavarapu, Natalie Buchinsky, Dong-Joo Cheon, Sandra Orsulic

Open Access Research

Unilateral sectioning of the superior ovarian nerve of rats with polycystic ovarian syndrome restores ovulation in the innervated ovary

Leticia Morales-Ledesma, Rosa Linares, Gabriela Rosas, Carolina Morán, Roberto Chavira, Mario Cárdenas, Roberto Domínguez

Open Access Research

Increased expression of cysteine cathepsins in ovarian tissue from chickens with ovarian cancer

Suzie E Ahn, Jin Won Choi, Deivendran Rengaraj, Hee Won Seo, Whasun Lim, Jae Yong Han, Gwonhwa Song

Open Access Research

CABYR isoforms expressed in late steps of spermiogenesis bind with AKAPs and ropporin in mouse sperm fibrous sheath

Yan-Feng Li, Wei He, Young-Hwan Kim, Arabinda Mandal, Laura Digilio, Ken Klotz, Charles J Flickinger, John C Herr

Open Access Review

Biological functions of hCG and hCG-related molecules

Laurence A Cole

Open Access Research

Expression of COX-1 and COX-2 in the endometrium of cyclic, pregnant and in a model of pseudopregnant rats and their regulation by sex steroids

Isabelle St-Louis, Mohan Singh, Kevin Brasseur, Valérie Leblanc, Sophie Parent, Eric Asselin

Open Access Research

Autocrine regulation of human sperm motility by tachykinins

Francisco M Pinto, Cristina G Ravina, Nerea Subiran, Antonio Cejudo-Román, Manuel Fernández-Sánchez, Jon Irazusta, Nicolas Garrido, Luz Candenas

Open Access Research

Incidence of sexual dysfunction: a prospective survey in Ghanaian females

Nafiu Amidu, William KBA Owiredu, Eric Woode, Otchere Addai-Mensah, Lawrence Quaye, Abass Alhassan, Edmond A Tagoe

Open Access Review

Administration of single-dose GnRH agonist in the luteal phase in ICSI cycles: a meta-analysis

João Batista A Oliveira, Ricardo Baruffi, Cláudia G Petersen, Ana L Mauri, Mario Cavagna, José G Franco Jr

Open Access Research

Appropriate cut-off value for follicle-stimulating hormone in azoospermia to predict spermatogenesis

Shyh-Chyan Chen, Ju-Ton Hsieh, Hong-Jeng Yu, Hong-Chiang Chang

Open Access Research

'ZP domain' of human zona pellucida glycoprotein-1 binds to human spermatozoa and induces acrosomal exocytosis

Anasua Ganguly, Pankaj Bansal, Tripti Gupta, Satish K Gupta

Open Access Research

Matrix metalloproteinases in the cervical mucus plug in relation to gestational age, plug compartment, and preterm labor

Naja Becher, Merete Hein, Carl C Danielsen, Niels Uldbjerg

Open Access Research

The frequency of CD25+CD4+ and FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in ectopic endometrium and ectopic decidua

Pawel Basta, Marcin Majka, Wojciech Jozwicki, Ewelina Lukaszewska, Anna Knafel, Marek Grabiec, Elzbieta Stasienko, Lukasz Wicherek

Open Access Research

Sexual dysfunction among Ghanaian men presenting with various medical conditions

Nafiu Amidu, William KBA Owiredu, Eric Woode, Roselyn Appiah, Lawrence Quaye, Christian K Gyasi-Sarpong

Open Access Review

Three-dimensional in vitro follicle growth: overview of culture models, biomaterials, design parameters and future directions

Nina Desai, Anastasia Alex, Faten AbdelHafez, Anthony Calabro, James Goldfarb, Aaron Fleischman, Tommaso Falcone

Open Access Research

Transforming growth factor beta family expression at the bovine feto-maternal interface

Kumiko Sugawara, Keiichiro Kizaki, Chandana B Herath, Yoshihisa Hasegawa, Kazuyoshi Hashizume

Open Access Research

Role of endometrial blood flow assessment with color Doppler energy in predicting pregnancy outcome of IVF-ET cycles

Lina Wang, Jie Qiao, Rong Li, Xiumei Zhen, Zhaohui Liu

Open Access Methodology

TRIzol treatment of secretory phase endometrium allows combined proteomic and mRNA microarray analysis of the same sample in women with and without endometriosis

Amelie Fassbender, Peter Simsa, Cleophas M Kyama, Etienne Waelkens, Attila Mihalyi, Christel Meuleman, Olivier Gevaert, Raf Van de Plas, Bart de Moor, Thomas M D'Hooghe

Open Access Hypothesis

Maternal immune system adaptation to pregnancy - a potential influence on the course of diabetic retinopathy

Snježana Kaštelan, Martina Tomić, Josip Pavan, Slavko Orešković

Open Access Research

Apoptosis is increased and cell proliferation is decreased in out-of-phase endometria from infertile and recurrent abortion patients

Gabriela F Meresman, Carla Olivares, Susana Vighi, Margarita Alfie, Marcela Irigoyen, Juan J Etchepareborda

Open Access Research

Adiponectin promotes syncytialisation of BeWo cell line and primary trophoblast cells

Delphine Benaitreau, Esther Dos Santos, Marie-Christine Leneveu, Philippe De Mazancourt, René Pecquery, Marie-Noëlle Dieudonné

Open Access Research

First trimester screening for trisomy 21 in gestational week 8-10 by ADAM12-S as a maternal serum marker

Niels Tørring, Susan Ball, Dave Wright, Gaïané Sarkissian, Marie Guitton, Bruno Darbouret

Open Access Research

Mammalian oocytes are targets for prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) action

Diane M Duffy, Lynda K McGinnis, Catherine A VandeVoort, Lane K Christenson

Open Access Research

Steroid hormones content and proteomic analysis of canine follicular fluid during the preovulatory period

Somayyeh Fahiminiya, Karine Reynaud, Valérie Labas, Séverine Batard, Sylvie Chastant-Maillard, Nadine Gérard

Open Access Research

Syndecan-1 knock-down in decidualized human endometrial stromal cells leads to significant changes in cytokine and angiogenic factor expression patterns

Dunja M Baston-Büst, Martin Götte, Wolfgang Janni, Jan-Steffen Krüssel, Alexandra P Hess

Open Access Research

Expression of genes related to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in murine fetal lungs in late gestation

Marc Simard, Mélissa Côté, Pierre R Provost, Yves Tremblay

Open Access Research

Angiotensin II and angiotensin-(1-7) decrease sFlt1 release in normal but not preeclamptic chorionic villi: an in vitro study

Lauren Anton, David C Merrill, Liomar AA Neves, Courtney Gruver, Cheryl Moorefield, K Bridget Brosnihan

Open Access Research

Comparison between amniotomy, oxytocin or both for augmentation of labor in prolonged latent phase: a randomized controlled trial

Zohar Nachum, Gali Garmi, Yfat Kadan, Noah Zafran, Eliezer Shalev, Raed Salim

Open Access Research

The correlation between urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and sperm quality in infertile men and rotating shift workers

Águeda Ortiz, Javier Espino, Ignacio Bejarano, Graciela M Lozano, Fabián Monllor, Juan F García, José A Pariente, Ana B Rodríguez

Open Access Research

The complexity of premenstrual dysphoric disorder - risk factors in the population of Polish women

Violetta Skrzypulec-Plinta, Agnieszka Drosdzol, Krzysztof Nowosielski, Ryszard Plinta

Open Access Methodology

Metabolic abnormalities in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome in south china

Jia Huang, Renmin Ni, Xiaoli Chen, Lili Huang, Yaqin Mo, Dongzi Yang

Open Access Research

Evidence of inhibin/activin subunit betaC and betaE synthesis in normal human endometrial tissue

Ioannis Mylonas, Ansgar Brüning, Naim Shabani, Susanne Kunze, Markus S Kupka

Open Access Research

Inter-laboratory validation of the measurement of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) after various lengths of frozen storage

Jessica Scriver, Valerie L Baker, Steven L Young, Barry Behr, Lisa M Pastore

Open Access Research

Tissue-specific human beta-defensins (HBD)1, HBD2, and HBD3 secretion from human extra-placental membranes stimulated with Escherichia coli

Guadalupe Garcia-Lopez, Pilar Flores-Espinosa, Veronica Zaga-Clavellina

Open Access Research

Epigenetic regulation of CD133 and tumorigenicity of CD133 positive and negative endometrial cancer cells

Anne M Friel, Ling Zhang, Michael D Curley, Vanessa A Therrien, Petra A Sergent, Sarah E Belden, Darrell R Borger, Gayatry Mohapatra, Lawrence R Zukerberg, Rosemary Foster, Bo R Rueda

Open Access Research

Expression of the TGF-beta1 system in human testicular pathologies

Candela R Gonzalez, María E Matzkin, Mónica B Frungieri, Claudio Terradas, Roberto Ponzio, Elisa Puigdomenech, Oscar Levalle, Ricardo S Calandra, Silvia I Gonzalez-Calvar

Open Access Research

Efficacy of hyaluronic acid binding assay in selecting motile spermatozoa with normal morphology at high magnification

Claudia G Petersen, Fabiana C Massaro, Ana L Mauri, Joao BA Oliveira, Ricardo LR Baruffi, Jose G Franco Jr

Open Access Research

Expression of insulin-like 3 (INSL3) and differential splicing of its receptor in the ovary of rhesus macaques

Carol B Hanna, Shan Yao, Maristela C Patta, Jeffrey T Jensen, Xuemei Wu

Open Access Research

The effects of obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome on serum lipocalin-2 levels: a cross-sectional study

Dimitrios Panidis, Konstantinos Tziomalos, Ekaterini Koiou, Eleni A Kandaraki, Elena Tsourdi, Dimitrios Delkos, Emmanuil Kalaitzakis, Ilias Katsikis

Open Access Research

Time-dependent mRNA expression of selected pro-inflammatory factors in the endometrium of primiparous cows postpartum

Christoph Gabler, Claudia Fischer, Marc Drillich, Ralf Einspanier, Wolfgang Heuwieser

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Association of ghrelin and leptin with reproductive hormones in constitutional delay of growth and puberty

Mervat M El-Eshmawy, Ibrahim A Abdel Aal, Amany K El hawary

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Profiling spermatogenic failure in adult testes bearing Sox9-deficient Sertoli cells identifies genes involved in feminization, inflammation and stress

Aurélie Lardenois, Frédéric Chalmel, Francisco Barrionuevo, Philippe Demougin, Gerd Scherer, Michael Primig

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Quantitative analysis of mRNA translation in mammalian spermatogenic cells with sucrose and Nycodenz gradients

Kenneth C Kleene, Jana Bagarova, Sabrina K Hawthorne, Leah M Catado

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Determinants of menarche

Olga Karapanou, Anastasios Papadimitriou

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