Natural and environmental oestrogens induce TGFB1 synthesis in oviduct cells Autocrine/paracrine factors generated in response to 17β-oestradiol (E2), within the oviduct, facilitate early embryo development…
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Chromatin remodeling in mammalian embryos The mammalian embryo undergoes a dramatic amount of epigenetic remodeling during the first week of development. In this review, we…
Inhibition of 5{alpha}-reductase alters pregnane metabolism in the late pregnant mare In the latter half of gestation in the mare, progesterone concentrations decline to near…
PGRMC1 localization and putative function in the nucleolus of bovine granulosa cells and oocytes Progesterone receptor membrane component-1 (PGRMC1) is a highly conserved multifunctional protein…
Melatonin reduces oxidative damage in mouse granulosa cells via restraining JNK-dependent autophagy Oxidative stress-induced granulosa cell (GCs) injury is believed to be a common trigger…
LIFR increases the release of soluble endoglin via the upregulation of MMP14 expression in preeclampsia Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy-specific disorder that is the main…
Effects of colostrum, feeding method and oral IGF1 on porcine uterine development Nursing ensures lactocrine delivery of maternally derived, milk-borne bioactive factors to offspring, which…
FKBP51 regulates decidualization through Ser473 dephosphorylation of AKT Defective decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) has recently been highlighted as an underlying cause of…
Programmed for sex: Nutrition-reproduction relationships from an inter-generational perspective Reproduction is our biological reason for being. Our physiology has been shaped via countless millennia of…
Cell-free fetal DNA and spontaneous preterm birth Inflammation is known to play a key role in preterm and term parturition. Cell-free fetal DNA (cff-DNA) is…