Functional implications of the utero-placental relaxin (RLN) system in the dog throughout pregnancy and at term Relaxin (RLN) is a key hormone of pregnancy in…
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Male genital tract immune response against Chlamydia trachomatis infection Chlamydia trachomatis is the most commonly reported agent of sexually transmitted bacterial infections worldwide. This pathogen…
LEM-domain proteins are lost during human spermiogenesis but BAF and BAF-L persist During spermiogenesis the spermatid nucleus is elongated, and dramatically reduced in size with…
Steroidogenesis in Leydig cells: effects of aging and environmental factors Serum testosterone (TS) levels decrease with aging in both humans and rodents. Using the rat…
Equine fetal adrenal, gonadal and placental steroidogenesis Equine fetuses have substantial circulating pregnenolone concentrations and thus have been postulated to provide significant substrate for placental…
Obesity, a serious etiologic factor for male subfertility in modern society Obesity, defined as excessive accumulation of fat in adipose tissue, is a metabolic disorder…
Histone 3 lysine 9 acetylation is a biomarker of the effects of culture on zygotes Acetylation of histone proteins is a major determinant of chromatin…
mtDNA polymorphism and metabolic inhibition affect sperm performance in conplastic mice Whereas a broad link exists between nucleotide substitutions in the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) and…
Kisspeptin regulates steroidogenesis and spermiation in anuran amphibian Kisspeptin (Kp) system has a recognized role in the control of gonadotropic axis, at multiple levels. Recently,…
Decreased PGF may contribute to trophoblast dysfunction in fetal growth restriction Fetal growth restriction (FGR) threatens perinatal health and is correlated with increased incidence of…