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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Ausgabe 1/2015

Inhalt (137 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of dmrt1 and sox9 during gonad development and male reproductive cycle in the lambari fish, Astyanax altiparanae

Mateus C Adolfi, Ana CO Carreira, Lázaro WO Jesus, Jan Bogerd, Rejane M Funes, Manfred Schartl, Mari C Sogayar, Maria I Borella

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Major protein alterations in spermatozoa from infertile men with unilateral varicocele

Ashok Agarwal, Rakesh Sharma, Damayanthi Durairajanayagam, Ahmet Ayaz, Zhihong Cui, Belinda Willard, Banu Gopalan, Edmund Sabanegh

Open Access Research

Exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate inhibits luteal function via dysregulation of CD31 and prostaglandin F2alpha in pregnant mice

Meijun Guo, Lidan Lai, Teng Zong, Yan Lin, Bei Yang, Lu Zhang, Mo Li, Haibin Kuang

Open Access Research

Isoform 165 of vascular endothelial growth factor in collagen matrix improves ovine cryopreserved ovarian tissue revascularisation after xenotransplantation in mice

Laurie Henry, Soraya Labied, Maïté Fransolet, Nathalie Kirschvink, Silvia Blacher, Agnès Noel, Jean-Michel Foidart, Michelle Nisolle, Carine Munaut

Open Access Research

Leptin in the canine uterus and placenta: possible implications in pregnancy

Orsolya Balogh, Livia P Staub, Aykut Gram, Alois Boos, Mariusz P Kowalewski, Iris M Reichler

Open Access Research

Placental fibroblast growth factor 21 is not altered in late-onset preeclampsia

Marloes Dekker Nitert, Katherin Scholz-Romero, Marta H Kubala, H David McIntyre, Leonie K Callaway, Helen L Barrett

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Characterization and possible function of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-spermatogenic protein GAPDHS in mammalian sperm

Hasmik Margaryan, Andriy Dorosh, Jana Capkova, Pavla Manaskova-Postlerova, Anatoly Philimonenko, Pavel Hozak, Jana Peknicova

Open Access Research

Offspring subcutaneous adipose markers are sensitive to the timing of maternal gestational weight gain

Linda Giblin, Christian Darimont, Patricia Leone, Louise B McNamara, Florence Blancher, Donagh Berry, Eurídice Castañeda-Gutiérrez, Peadar G Lawlor

Open Access Research

Global gene expression in granulosa cells of growing, plateau and atretic dominant follicles in cattle

Annie Girard, Isabelle Dufort, Gabriel Douville, Marc-André Sirard

Open Access Research

Dehydroepiandrosterone decreases the age-related decline of the in vitro fertilization outcome in women younger than 40 years old

Massimo Tartagni, Maria V Cicinelli, Domenico Baldini, Mario V Tartagni, Hala Alrasheed, Maria A DeSalvia, Giuseppe Loverro, Monica Montagnani

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

Acknowledgement of top manuscript reviewers 2014

Antonin Bukovsky

Open Access Research

Lower plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with irregular menstrual cycles in a cross-sectional study

Anne Marie Z Jukic, Anne Z Steiner, Donna D Baird

Open Access Research

Anti-Müllerian hormone and progesterone levels produced by granulosa cells are higher when derived from natural cycle IVF than from conventional gonadotropin-stimulated IVF

Zahraa Kollmann, Nick A Bersinger, Brett D McKinnon, Sophie Schneider, Michael D Mueller, Michael von Wolff

Open Access Research

Different chromatin and energy/redox responses of mouse morulae and blastocysts to slow freezing and vitrification

Bence Somoskoi, Nicola A Martino, Rosa A Cardone, Giovanni M Lacalandra, Maria E Dell’Aquila, Sandor Cseh

Open Access Research

MicroRNA-181a is involved in the regulation of human endometrial stromal cell decidualization by inhibiting Krüppel-like factor 12

Qun Zhang, Hui Zhang, Yue Jiang, Bai Xue, Zhenyu Diao, Lijun Ding, Xin Zhen, Haixiang Sun, Guijun Yan, Yali Hu

Open Access Research

Beneficial effects of relaxin on motility characteristics of stored boar spermatozoa

Jean M Feugang, Juan C Rodríguez-Muñoz, Darby S Dillard, Mark A Crenshaw, Scott T Willard, Peter L Ryan

Open Access Research

Molecular mechanisms of enhancing porcine granulosa cell proliferation and function by treatment in vitro with anti-inhibin alpha subunit antibody

Liuping Cai, Aidong Sun, Hui Li, Anastasia Tsinkgou, Jianning Yu, Shijia Ying, Zhe Chen, Zhendan Shi

Open Access Research

A possible role for AMP-activated protein kinase activated by metformin and AICAR in human granulosa cells

Yufuko Kai, Yasushi Kawano, Hanae Yamamoto, Hisashi Narahara

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Menstrual cycle length: a surrogate measure of reproductive health capable of improving the accuracy of biochemical/sonographical ovarian reserve test in estimating the reproductive chances of women referred to ART

Salvatore Gizzo, Alessandra Andrisani, Marco Noventa, Michela Quaranta, Federica Esposito, Decio Armanini, Michele Gangemi, Giovanni B Nardelli, Pietro Litta, Donato D’Antona, Guido Ambrosini

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Some aspects of interactivity between endocrine and immune systems required for successful reproduction

Andrea Weghofer, Eric Himaya, Vitaly A Kushnir, David H Barad, Emanuela Lazzaroni-Tealdi, Yao Yu, Yan-Guang Wu, Norbert Gleicher

Open Access Editorial

Infertility etiologies are genetically and clinically linked with other diseases in single meta-diseases

Juan J Tarín, Miguel A García-Pérez, Toshio Hamatani, Antonio Cano

Open Access Research

Quantitative morphological changes in the interplacentomal wall of the gravid uterine horn of cattle during pregnancy

Rose M Albers, Anke Schnapper, Martin Beyerbach, Alois Boos

Open Access Debate

Prospectively assessing risk for premature ovarian senescence in young females: a new paradigm

Norbert Gleicher, Vitaly A Kushnir, David H Barad

Open Access Review

Effects of increased paternal age on sperm quality, reproductive outcome and associated epigenetic risks to offspring

Rakesh Sharma, Ashok Agarwal, Vikram K Rohra, Mourad Assidi, Muhammad Abu-Elmagd, Rola F Turki

Open Access Research

Comparative proteomic analysis of spermatozoa isolated by swim-up or density gradient centrifugation

Stefania Luppi, Monica Martinelli, Elisa Giacomini, Elena Giolo, Gabriella Zito, Rodolfo C Garcia, Giuseppe Ricci

Open Access Research

A unique view on male infertility around the globe

Ashok Agarwal, Aditi Mulgund, Alaa Hamada, Michelle Renee Chyatte

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Is there an androgen level threshold for aneuploidy risk in infertile women?

Norbert Gleicher, David H McCulloh, Vitaly A Kushnir, Nandita Ganguly, David H Barad, Kara N Goldman, Mark M Kushnir, David F Albertini, James A Grifo

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The periovulatory endocrine milieu affects the uterine redox environment in beef cows

Roney S Ramos, Milena L Oliveira, Aryele P Izaguirry, Laura M Vargas, Melina B Soares, Fernando S Mesquita, Francielli W Santos, Mario Binelli

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Progesterone-mediated effects on gene expression and oocyte-cumulus complex transport in the mouse fallopian tube

Anna Bylander, Lina Gunnarsson, Ruijin Shao, Håkan Billig, DG Joakim Larsson

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The relationship between sperm viability and DNA fragmentation rates

Mary K Samplaski, Apostolos Dimitromanolakis, Kirk C Lo, Ethan D Grober, Brendan Mullen, Alaina Garbens, Keith A Jarvi

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The impact of thyroid function and thyroid autoimmunity on embryo quality in women with low functional ovarian reserve: a case-control study

Andrea Weghofer, Eric Himaya, Vitaly A. Kushnir, David H. Barad, Norbert Gleicher

Open Access Research

Profiling of relaxin and its receptor proteins in boar reproductive tissues and spermatozoa

Jean M Feugang, Jonathan M Greene, Hector L Sanchez-Rodríguez, John V Stokes, Mark A Crenshaw, Scott T Willard, Peter L Ryan

Open Access Research

Influence of ejaculation frequency on seminal parameters

B. Jose Manuel Mayorga-Torres, Mauricio Camargo, Ashok Agarwal, Stefan S. du Plessis, Ángela P. Cadavid, Walter D. Cardona Maya

Open Access Short communication

Immunolocalization of G protein-coupled estrogen receptor in the rat epididymis

Griselle B. Martínez-Traverso, Christopher A. Pearl

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Uterine NDRG2 expression is increased at implantation sites during early pregnancy in mice, and its down-regulation inhibits decidualization of mouse endometrial stromal cells

Yan Gu, Xuan Zhang, Qian Yang, Jian-mei Wang, Ya-ping He, Zhao-gui Sun, Hui-qin Zhang, Jian Wang

Open Access Erratum

Erratum: MicroRNAs expression profiling of eutopic proliferative endometrium in women with ovarian endometriosis

Piotr Laudanski, Radoslaw Charkiewicz, Mariusz Kuzmicki, Jacek Szamatowicz, Alicja Charkiewicz, Jacek Niklinski

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Predictive value of the time interval between embryo loading and transfer for IVF/ICSI success: a prospective cohort study

Kazem Nouri, Clemens B. Tempfer, Katharina Walch, Regina Promberger, Sema Dag, Johannes Ott

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Predictive factors for oocyte retrieval failure in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation protocols: a retrospective observational cohort study

Ayumi Hasegawa, Toshifumi Takahashi, Hideki Igarashi, Mitsuyoshi Amita, Jun Matsukawa, Satoru Nagase

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Changes in estrone and estradiol levels during follicle development: a retrospective large-scale study

Tomoya Segawa, Shokichi Teramoto, Kenji Omi, Osamu Miyauchi, Yoshiaki Watanabe, Hisao Osada

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Interaction between common variants of FTO and MC4R is associated with risk of PCOS

Huiqin Yuan, Guoping Zhu, Fang Wang, Xiang Wang, Huihui Guo, Mo Shen

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Mono-ethylhexyl phthalate stimulates prostaglandin secretion in human placental macrophages and THP-1 cells

Lauren M Tetz, David M Aronoff, Rita Loch-Caruso

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Expression and functional characterisation of System L amino acid transporters in the human term placenta

Francesca Gaccioli, Irving L. M. H. Aye, Sara Roos, Susanne Lager, Vanessa I. Ramirez, Yoshikatsu Kanai, Theresa L. Powell, Thomas Jansson

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Reproductive and obstetric outcomes in mosaic Turner’s Syndrome: a cross-sectional study and review of the literature

Emek Doğer, Yiğit Çakıroğlu, Yasin Ceylan, Esen Ulak, Özkan Özdamar, Eray Çalışkan

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Conjugated linoleic acid improves oocyte cryosurvival through modulation of the cryoprotectants influx rate

Joana E. Matos, Carla C. Marques, Teresa F. Moura, Maria C. Baptista, Antonio E. M. Horta, Graça Soveral, Rosa M. L. N. Pereira

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No association between polymorphisms in PTEN and primary ovarian insufficiency in a Han Chinese population

Weiwei Zou, Binbin Wang, Jing Wang, Zhiguo Zhang, Xiaofeng Xu, Beili Chen, Xu Ma, Yunxia Cao

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Predictive value of age-specific FSH levels for IVF-ET outcome in women with normal ovarian function

Tingfeng Fang, Zheng Su, Liangan Wang, Ping Yuan, Ruiqi Li, Nengyong Ouyang, Lingyan Zheng, Wenjun Wang

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Functional characterization of the domains of the bovine binder of SPerm 5 (BSP5) protein

Prashanth Sirigeri Jois, Geneviève Plante, Isabelle Thérien, Puttaswamy Manjunath

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Platelet concentrate in bovine reproduction: effects on in vitro embryo production and after intrauterine administration in repeat breeder cows

Anna Lange-Consiglio, Nadia Cazzaniga, Rosangela Garlappi, Chiara Spelta, Claudia Pollera, Claudia Perrini, Fausto Cremonesi

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Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a clinical report on 4894 consecutive ART treatment cycles

Mário Sousa, Mariana Cunha, José Teixeira da Silva, Cristiano Oliveira, Joaquina Silva, Paulo Viana, Alberto Barros

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Vitrification of human ovarian tissue: a practical and relevant alternative to slow freezing

Sandra Sanfilippo, Michel Canis, Johan Smitz, Benoît Sion, Claude Darcha, Laurent Janny, Florence Brugnon

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Cord blood adipokines, neonatal anthropometrics and postnatal growth in offspring of Hispanic and Native American women with diabetes mellitus

April M. Teague, David A. Fields, Christopher E. Aston, Kevin R. Short, Timothy J. Lyons, Steven D. Chernausek

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Intrauterine administration of human chorionic gonadotropin does not improve pregnancy and life birth rates independently of blastocyst quality: a randomised prospective study

Barbara Wirleitner, Maximilian Schuff, Pierre Vanderzwalmen, Astrid Stecher, Jasmin Okhowat, Libor Hradecký, Tomáš Kohoutek, Milena Králícková, Dietmar Spitzer, Nicolas H. Zech

Open Access Review

Leydig cell tumor in a patient with 49,XXXXY karyotype: a review of literature

Salwan Maqdasy, Laura Bogenmann, Marie Batisse-Lignier, Béatrice Roche, Fréderic Franck, Françoise Desbiez, Igor Tauveron

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Vitamin D is associated with testosterone and hypogonadism in Chinese men: Results from a cross-sectional SPECT-China study

Ningjian Wang, Bing Han, Qin Li, Yi Chen, Yingchao Chen, Fangzhen Xia, Dongping Lin, Michael D. Jensen, Yingli Lu

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Enhanced epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and upregulated MYC in ectopic lesions contribute independently to endometriosis

Katharina Proestling, Peter Birner, Susanne Gamperl, Nadine Nirtl, Erika Marton, Gülen Yerlikaya, Rene Wenzl, Berthold Streubel, Heinrich Husslein

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Controlled Ovarian Stimulation with recombinant-FSH plus recombinant-LH vs. human Menopausal Gonadotropin based on the number of retrieved oocytes: results from a routine clinical practice in a real-life population

Alberto Revelli, Grazia Pettinau, Gemma Basso, Andrea Carosso, Alessandro Ferrero, Cecilia Dallan, Stefano Canosa, Gianluca Gennarelli, Daniela Guidetti, Claudia Filippini, Chiara Benedetto

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Absolute position versus relative position in embryo transfer: a randomized controlled trial

Hwang Kwon, Dong-Hee Choi, Eun-Kyung Kim

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A functional variant in the UBE2B gene promoter is associated with idiopathic azoospermia

Lisha Mou, Qiang Zhang, Ruiying Diao, Zhiming Cai, Yaoting Gui

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Krüppel-like factor 12 is a novel negative regulator of forkhead box O1 expression: a potential role in impaired decidualization

Hui Zhang, Xudong Zhu, Jing Chen, Yue Jiang, Qun Zhang, Chengcai Kong, Jun Xing, Lijun Ding, Zhenyu Diao, Xin Zhen, Haixiang Sun, Guijun Yan

Open Access Research

Expression of adiponectin, chemerin and visfatin in plasma and different tissues during a laying season in turkeys

Mélodie Diot, Maxime Reverchon, Christelle Rame, Pascal Froment, Jean-Pierre Brillard, Sylvain Brière, Gérard Levêque, Daniel Guillaume, Joëlle Dupont

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Nuclear factor of activated T-cell isoform expression and regulation in human myometrium

Evonne C. Chin-Smith, Frances R. Willey, Donna M. Slater, Michael J. Taggart, Rachel M. Tribe

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In vitro decidualisation of canine uterine stromal cells

Ewa Kautz, Paula de Carvalho Papa, Iris M. Reichler, Aykut Gram, Alois Boos, Mariusz P. Kowalewski

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Anti-Mullerian-Hormone during pregnancy and peripartum using the new Beckman Coulter AMH Gen II Assay

A. Köninger, B. Schmidt, P. Mach, D. Damaske, S. Nießen, R. Kimmig, T. Strowitzki, A. Gellhaus

Open Access Research

The HDL receptor SR-BI is associated with human prostate cancer progression and plays a possible role in establishing androgen independence

David Schörghofer, Katharina Kinslechner, Andrea Preitschopf, Birgit Schütz, Clemens Röhrl, Markus Hengstschläger, Herbert Stangl, Mario Mikula

Open Access Research

The rat placental renin-angiotensin system - a gestational gene expression study

Kanchan Vaswani, Hsiu-Wen Chan, Pali Verma, Marloes Dekker Nitert, Hassendrini N. Peiris, Ryan J. Wood-Bradley, James A. Armitage, Gregory E. Rice, Murray D. Mitchell

Open Access Research

Regulation of kisspeptin and gonadotropin-releasing hormone expression in rat placenta: study using primary cultures of rat placental cells

Aki Oride, Haruhiko Kanasaki, Tselmeg Mijiddorj, Unurjargal Sukhbaatar, Tomoko Ishihara, Satoru Kyo

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Maximum basal FSH predicts reproductive outcome better than cycle-specific basal FSH levels: waiting for a “better" month conveys limited retrieval benefits

Julian A. Gingold, Joseph A. Lee, Michael C. Whitehouse, Jorge Rodriguez-Purata, Benjamin Sandler, Lawrence Grunfeld, Tanmoy Mukherjee, Alan B. Copperman

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Interaction of milk proteins and Binder of Sperm (BSP) proteins from boar, stallion and ram semen

Geneviève Plante, Marie-France Lusignan, Michel Lafleur, Puttaswamy Manjunath

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Correlation of cumulus gene expression of GJA1, PRSS35, PTX3, and SERPINE2 with oocyte maturation, fertilization, and embryo development

Sheng-Hsiang Li, Ming-Huei Lin, Yuh-Ming Hwu, Chung-Hao Lu, Ling-Yu Yeh, Ying-Jie Chen, Robert Kuo-Kuang Lee

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MicroRNA-132 promotes estradiol synthesis in ovarian granulosa cells via translational repression of Nurr1

Shaogen Wu, Haixiang Sun, Qun Zhang, Yue Jiang, Ting Fang, Isabelle Cui, Guijun Yan, Yali Hu

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Aberrant expression of Notch1/numb/snail signaling, an epithelial mesenchymal transition related pathway, in adenomyosis

Shasha Qi, Xingbo Zhao, Mingjiang Li, Xiaohui Zhang, Zhenzhen Lu, Chunrun Yang, Chunhua Zhang, Hui Zhang, Na Zhang

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection versus conventional intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a randomized controlled trial

Giovanni Battista La Sala, Alessia Nicoli, Eleonora Fornaciari, Angela Falbo, Ilaria Rondini, Daria Morini, Barbara Valli, Maria Teresa Villani, Stefano Palomba

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Human sperm degradation of zona pellucida proteins contributes to fertilization

Analilia Saldívar-Hernández, María E. González-González, Ana Sánchez-Tusié, Israel Maldonado-Rosas, Pablo López, Claudia L. Treviño, Fernando Larrea, Mayel Chirinos

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Placental lipase expression in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia: a case–control study

Helen L. Barrett, Marta H. Kubala, Katherin Scholz Romero, Kerina J. Denny, Trent M. Woodruff, H. David McIntyre, Leonie K. Callaway, Marloes Dekker Nitert

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Gestation-specific reference intervals for comprehensive spot urinary steroid hormone metabolite analysis in normal singleton pregnancy and 6 weeks postpartum

Hiten D. Mistry, Nicole Eisele, Geneviève Escher, Bernhard Dick, Daniel Surbek, Christian Delles, Gemma Currie, Dietmar Schlembach, Markus G. Mohaupt, Carine Gennari-Moser

Open Access Research

Risk of endometrial polyps in women with endometriosis: a meta-analysis

Qiao-Mei Zheng, Hong-luan Mao, Yan-Jing Zhao, Jing Zhao, Xuan Wei, Pei-Shu Liu

Open Access Short communication

Dopamine agonist inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor protein production and secretion in granulosa cells

Hortensia Ferrero, Carmen M. García-Pascual, Nuria Pellicer, Carlos Simón, Antonio Pellicer, Raúl Gómez

Open Access Short communication

The pregnant mouse uterus exhibits a functional kisspeptin/KISS1R signaling system on the day of embryo implantation

Mehri Fayazi, Michele Calder, Moshmi Bhattacharya, George A. Vilos, Stephen Power, Andy V. Babwah

Open Access Research

Anti-Mullerian hormone as a predictor of ovarian reserve in ART protocols: the hidden role of thyroid autoimmunity

Flavia Magri, Lucia Schena, Valentina Capelli, Margherita Gaiti, Francesca Zerbini, Emanuela Brambilla, Mario Rotondi, Mara De Amici, Arsenio Spinillo, Rossella E. Nappi, Luca Chiovato

Open Access Short communication

Comparison of two different methods for measuring anti-mullerian hormone in a clinical series

Josephine Hyldgaard, Pinar Bor, Hans Jakob Ingerslev, Niels Tørring

Open Access Research

Does adipose tissue-derived stem cell therapy improve graft quality in freshly grafted ovaries?

Luciana L. Damous, Juliana S. Nakamuta, Ana ET Saturi de Carvalho, Katia Candido Carvalho, José Maria Soares-Jr, Manuel de Jesus Simões, José Eduardo Krieger, Edmund Chada Baracat

Open Access Short communication

Pappa2 deletion in mice affects male but not female fertility

Julian K. Christians, Avery Y. King, Monika D. Rogowska, Sonia M. Hessels

Open Access Research

Expression of pluripotency markers in the bovine uterus with adenomyosis

Martyna Łupicka, Barbara Socha, Agata Szczepańska, Anna Korzekwa

Open Access Research

Dynamic alteration of serum testosterone with aging: a cross-sectional study from Shanghai, China

Zhangshun Liu, Jie Liu, Xiaohong Shi, Lihong Wang, Yan Yang, Minfang Tao

Open Access Research

Autologous oocyte cryopreservation in women aged 40 and older using minimal stimulation IVF

John J. Zhang, Simon Choo, Mingxue Yang

Open Access Research

Gene expression analysis of pig cumulus-oocyte complexes stimulated in vitro with follicle stimulating hormone or epidermal growth factor-like peptides

Milan Blaha, Lucie Nemcova, Katerina Vodickova Kepkova, Petr Vodicka, Radek Prochazka

Open Access Research

In vitro progesterone modulation on bacterial endotoxin-induced production of IL-1β, TNFα, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, MIP-1α, and MMP-9 in pre-labor human term placenta

G. Garcia-Ruíz, P. Flores-Espinosa, E. Preciado-Martínez, L. Bermejo-Martínez, A. Espejel-Nuñez, G. Estrada-Gutierrez, R. Maida-Claros, A. Flores-Pliego, Veronica Zaga-Clavellina

Open Access Research

Identification of subjects with polycystic ovary syndrome using electronic health records

Victor Castro, Yuanyuan Shen, Sheng Yu, Sean Finan, Cindy Ta Pau, Vivian Gainer, Candace C. Keefe, Guergana Savova, Shawn N. Murphy, Tianxi Cai, Corrine K. Welt

Open Access Research

Resveratrol relieves gestational diabetes mellitus in mice through activating AMPK

Liangqi Yao, Jipeng Wan, Hongyan Li, Jian Ding, Yanyun Wang, Xietong Wang, Mingjiang Li

Open Access Research

Late follicular progesterone to estradiol ratio is not influenced by protocols or gonadotropins used

E. Shalom-Paz, N. Aslih, N. Samara, M. Michaeli, A. Ellenbogen

Open Access Research

Effects of adrenomedullin on the expression of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in oviducts from women with tubal ectopic pregnancy: an in-vitro experimental study

Hang Wun Raymond Li, Su-Bin Liao, Philip Chi Ngong Chiu, William Shu Biu Yeung, Ernest Hung Yu Ng, Annie Nga Yin Cheung, Fai Tang, Wai Sum O

Open Access Research

Cationic antimicrobial peptide, magainin down-regulates secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines by early placental cytotrophoblasts

G. Anupa, M. A. Bhat, A. K. Srivastava, J. B. Sharma, N. Mehta, Asmita Patil, Jayasree Sengupta, D. Ghosh

Open Access Research

Metabolites involved in cellular communication among human cumulus-oocyte-complex and sperm during in vitro fertilization

María José Gómez-Torres, Eva María García, Jaime Guerrero, Sonia Medina, María José Izquierdo-Rico, Ángel Gil-Izquierdo, Jesús Orduna, María Savirón, Leopoldo González-Brusi, Jorge Ten, Rafael Bernabeu, Manuel Avilés

Open Access Research

Organelle reorganization in bovine oocytes during dominant follicle growth and regression

D. Dadarwal, G. P. Adams, P. Hyttel, G. M. Brogliatti, S. Caldwell, Jaswant Singh

Open Access Research

HSP70 overexpression may play a protective role in the mouse embryos stimulated by CUMS

Xiao-Hong Li, Hou-Qing Pang, Lang Qin, Song Jin, Xun Zeng, Yu Bai, Shang-Wei Li

Open Access Research

Males with low serum levels of vitamin D have lower pregnancy rates when ovulation induction and timed intercourse are used as a treatment for infertile couples: results from a pilot study

Massimo Tartagni, Maria Matteo, Domenico Baldini, Mario V. Tartagni, Hala Alrasheed, Maria A. De Salvia, Giuseppe Loverro, Monica Montagnani

Open Access Research

Age-related trends in anti-Mullerian hormone serum level in women with unilateral and bilateral ovarian endometriomas prior to surgery

Dorota Nieweglowska, Iwona Hajdyla-Banas, Kazimierz Pitynski, Tomasz Banas, Oliwia Grabowska, Grzegorz Juszczyk, Artur Ludwin, Robert Jach

Open Access Research

Decidualisation of human endometrial stromal cells is associated with increased expression and secretion of prorenin

Eugenie R. Lumbers, Yu Wang, Sarah J. Delforce, Celine Corbisier de Meaultsart, Philip C. Logan, Murray D. Mitchell, Kirsty G. Pringle

Open Access Research

Dorsal and medial raphe nuclei participate differentially in reproductive functions of the male rat

María E. Ayala, Diana E. Velázquez, Juan L. Mendoza, Juana Monroy, Roberto Domínguez, Mario Cárdenas, Andrés Aragón

Open Access Review

The effect of cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and fruit and vegetable consumption on IVF outcomes: a review and presentation of original data

Sarah Firns, Vinicius Fernandes Cruzat, Kevin Noel Keane, Karen A. Joesbury, Andy H. Lee, Philip Newsholme, John L. Yovich

Open Access Review

Parturition dysfunction in obesity: time to target the pathobiology

Nicole S. Carlson, Teri L. Hernandez, K. Joseph Hurt

Open Access Review

Role of Anti-Müllerian Hormone in pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: a review

Agathe Dumont, Geoffroy Robin, Sophie Catteau-Jonard, Didier Dewailly

Open Access Debate

Is it time for a paradigm shift in understanding embryo selection?

Norbert Gleicher, Vitaly A Kushnir, David H Barad

Open Access Research

Urinary phthalate metabolites in relation to maternal serum thyroid and sex hormone levels during pregnancy: a longitudinal analysis

Lauren E Johns, Kelly K Ferguson, Offie P Soldin, David E Cantonwine, Luis O Rivera-González, Liza V Anzalota Del Toro, Antonia M Calafat, Xiaoyun Ye, Akram N Alshawabkeh, José F Cordero, John D Meeker

Open Access Research

The effects of intravenous, glucose versus saline on ovarian follicles and their levels of some mediators of insulin signalling

Rex John Scaramuzzi, Nesrine Zouaïdi, Jean-Baptiste Menassol, Joëlle Dupont

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