SRB03Ab11. Modelling cell junctions in the testis
Peter Stanton, Pavel Sluka and Liza O'Donnell
pp. 1-1
Reproduction, Fertility and Development
Volume 15 SRB abstracts (supplement) 2003
Abstracts for the 34th Annual Conference of the Society for Reproductive Biology
SRB03Ab22. Advancing the utility of models of organ development
Gail P. Risbridger, Ghanim Almahbobi and John Bertram
pp. 2-2
SRB03Ab33. In vivo electroporation methodologies to study male reproductive gene expression
J. L. Kirby, R. J. Lye, J. C. Labus and B. T. Hinton
pp. 3-3
SRB03Ab55. Investigation of the effect of oestrogenic agents on DNA damage in the male germ line
L. E. Bennetts, D. E. Sawyer and R. J. Aitken
pp. 5-5
SRB03Ab66. In vitro assessment of function of sex-sorted frozen–thawed ram sperm
F. K. Hollinshead, L. Gillan, J. K. O'Brien, W. M. C. Maxwell and G. Evans
pp. 6-6
SRB03Ab77. The avian epididymis: a model to study epididymal function?
B. Nixon, J. Clulow, K. Ewen, K. Krivanek, J.-L. Dacheux and R.C. Jones
pp. 7-7
SRB03Ab88. The identification of mutations affecting male fertility using denaturing high performance liquid chromatography
Claire Kennedy, Luke Swain, Amanda Eddy, Anne Reilly, David Cram, Chris Goodnow, David de Kretser and Moira O'Bryan
pp. 8-8
SRB03Ab99. Lack of seasonal variation in male reproductive parameters measured in a captive and wild population of common wombats in New South Wales
C. MacCallum, S. D. Johnston and D. Blyde
pp. 9-9
SRB03Ab1111. Sperm transport, ovulation and AI in the tammar wallaby
D. B. B. P. Paris, D. A. Taggart, M. C. J. Paris, G. Shaw, P. D. Temple-Smith and M. B. Renfree
pp. 11-11
SRB03Ab1212. Mimicking the events of menstruation in the murine uterus: a model for studying endometrial breakdown and repair
M. Brasted, C. A. White, J. Zhang, T. G. Kennedy and L. A. Salamonsen
pp. 12-12
SRB03Ab1313. Effect of graft site on ovarian tissue grafts in the mouse
H. Yang, S.-L. Cox, J. Shaw and G. Jenkin
pp. 13-13
SRB03Ab1414. Effects of a high maternal phytoestrogen diet on the reproductive development of male offspring
M. Sun, J. Gale, P. R. Hurst and H. D. Nicholson
pp. 14-14
SRB03Ab1515. Seasonal breeding in a Victorian population of the swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor )
J. Z. Paplinska, R. L. C. Moyle, P. D. Temple-Smith and M. B. Renfree
pp. 15-15
SRB03Ab1616. Early hormonal responses to an increase in plane of nutrition in male sheep
Song Zhang, Dominique Blache, Margaret A. Blackberry and Graeme B. Martin
pp. 16-16
SRB03Ab1717. Progesterone concentrations and corpus luteum size from 25 days after insemination in pregnant and non-pregnant cows
C. S. Pino, J. Malmo and K. L. Macmillan
pp. 17-17
SRB03Ab1818. Altered luteal function following induced ovulation in dairy cattle
J. M. Borman and K. L. Macmillan
pp. 18-18
SRB03Ab1919. Efficacy of oestrus synchronization regimens with PGF2α and progesterone in dairy heifers
J. Fahey and K. L. Macmillan
pp. 19-19
SRB03Ab2020. Daily variation in plasma glucose levels of dairy cows
S. Meier, S. Morgan, E. Kolver and G. Verkerk
pp. 20-20
SRB03Ab2121. Plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and resumption of cyclicity in pasture-fed dairy cows
F. Y. Obese, T. E. Moyes, C. S. Pino, C. R. Stockdale, K. L. Macmillan, A. R. Egan and S. Humphrys
pp. 21-21
SRB03Ab2222. Differences in plasma concentration of insulin-like growth factor-1 between pregnant and non-pregnant dairy cows
T. E. Moyes, C. R. Stockdale, S. Humphrys and K. L. Macmillan
pp. 22-22
SRB03Ab2323. Cell-specific expression of βC-activin in the rat ovary
Elspeth J. Gold, Sally L. Mellor, Mark Cranfield, Nigel P. Groome and Jean S. Fleming
pp. 23-23
SRB03Ab2424. Basic fibroblast growth factor expression in human ovarian follicles
Janette Quennell, Jo-Ann Stanton and Peter Hurst
pp. 24-24
SRB03Ab2626. Bone morphogenic protein receptor-II is a key receptor for transmitting the actions of oocyte-secreted factors and growth differentiation factor-9 in granulosa cells
L. J. Ritter, D. G. Mottershead, L. Jeffery, N. Kaivo-Oja, S. Scott, O. Ritvos and R. B. Gilchrist
pp. 26-26
SRB03Ab2727. Analysis of a SAGE (serial analysis of gene expression) catalogue of human granulosa cells
Michael C. J. Quinn, J. L. Stanton, A. B. Macgregor and D. P. L. Green
pp. 27-27
SRB03Ab2828. Localization of ADAMTS-1 and proteolytic cleavage of versican during cumulus matrix expansion and ovulation
Darryl L. Russell, Kari M. H. Doyle, Scott A. Ochsner, JoAnne S. Richards, John D. Sandy, Laureane Mittaz-Crettol and Melanie Pritchard
pp. 28-28
SRB03Ab2929. Characterization of the extracellular matrix of the human corpus luteum
H. F. Irving-Rodgers, H. D. Mason, B. E. Friden, M. Brannstrom and R. J. Rodgers
pp. 29-29
SRB03Ab3030. Uterine extracellular matrix components are altered during defective decidualisation in interleukin-11 receptor deficient mice
Christine White, Lorraine Robb and Lois Salamonsen
pp. 30-30
SRB03Ab3131. Immunolocalisation of interleukin-11 and its receptor in endometrium of infertile women during the implantation window
C. Stoikos, E. Dimitriadis, M. A. Stafford-Bell, G. Kovacs and L. A. Salamonsen
pp. 31-31
SRB03Ab3232. The expression of ovulatory mediators by macrophages isolated from the gonadotrophin-stimulated mouse ovary
K. H. Van Der Hoek, N. K. Ryan, S. A. Robertson and R. J. Norman
pp. 32-32
SRB03Ab3333. Identification of chemokines important for leukocyte recruitment to the human endometrium during embryo implantation
Rebecca Jones, Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u, Natalie Hannan, Jin Zhang and Lois Salamonsen
pp. 33-33
SRB03Ab3434. Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is associated with reduced endometrial expression of IL-6 mRNA during the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle
Melinda J. Jasper, Kelton Tremellen and Sarah A. Robertson
pp. 34-34
SRB03Ab3535. Ovarian macrophage regulation of inflammatory responses at ovulation in murine ovaries
C. Haynes, K. H. Vander Hoek, N. K. Ryan, S. A. Robertson and R. J. Norman
pp. 35-35
SRB03Ab3636. IFN-gamma and uterine epithelial responsiveness to TGF-beta
D. J. Glynn and S. A. Robertson
pp. 36-36
SRB03Ab3737. Analysis of cells expressing natural killer (NK) cell markers in the rat testis
David Aridi, Paul Hutchinson, Dale Godfrey and Mark Hedger
pp. 37-37
SRB03Ab3838. Functional characterisation of a lymphocyte-suppressing activity in gonadal fluid
Megan Crane, Lynda Foulds, Paul Hutchinson, Peter Crack, David De Kretser and Mark Hedger
pp. 38-38
SRB03Ab3939. The making of an embryo: short-term goals and long-term implications
Tom P. Fleming
pp. 39-39
SRB03Ab4040. Relaxin—a regulator of oestrogen receptors in the female reproductive tract?
Laura J. Parry, Helen M. Gehring, Irna G. Reytomas, Andrew L. Siebel and Geoffrey W. Tregear
pp. 40-40
SRB03Ab4343. Calbindin-D9K and D28K: are critical for embryo implantation
Kien Luu, Guiying Nie and Lois Salamonsen
pp. 43-43
SRB03Ab4444. Involvement of a voltage-dependent calcium channel in signal transduction in the 2-cell embryo
Yan Li, Margot Day and Chris O'Neill
pp. 44-44
SRB03Ab4545. Analysis of protein expression in small numbers of mouse oocytes and preimplantation embryos
Aviv Cahana, Omar Chami, Stanislav Djambazov and Chris O'Neill
pp. 45-45
SRB03Ab4646. Effect of GM-CSF on the in vitro development of porcine embryos
C. G. Grupen, S. Inumaru, S. M. McIlfatrick, R. J. Ashman and M. B. Nottle
pp. 46-46
SRB03AB47 47. Recombinant human FSH induced ovarian stimulation impairs in vitro embryo development in the mouse
Lisa J. Edwards and Jeremy G. Thompson
pp. 47-47
SRB03Ab4848. Cloning and characterisation of mouse GLUT12 in preimplantation embryos
Y. Zhou, P. L. Kaye and M. Pantaleon
pp. 48-48
SRB03Ab4949. Treatment of the pregnant mouse with IGF-II in early pregnancy enhances fetal and placental growth
C. T. Roberts, A. N. Sferruzzi-Perri and P. A. Grant
pp. 49-49
SRB03Ab5050. FSH-regulated genes identified by microarray analysis of an acute FSH withdrawal model in juvenile rats
Kate Loveland, Michael Skinner and Sarah Meachem
pp. 50-50
SRB03Ab5151. FSH regulates Sertoli cell and spermatogonial populations in the adult Djungarian hamster
Sarah J. Meachem and Stefan Schlatt
pp. 51-51
SRB03Ab5252. Phytoestrogen exposure reduces fertility of male rats
Amy Glover, Helen Nicholson and Stephen Assinder
pp. 52-52
SRB03Ab5353. Leydig cell response to hCG in ageing men
C. A. Allan, E. A. Forbes, H. G. Burger and R. I. McLachlan
pp. 53-53
SRB03Ab5454. Identification and cellular localisation of cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 in the adult rat testis
Wendy Winnall, Moira O'Bryan, Ugur Ali, Julie Muir and Mark Hedger
pp. 54-54
SRB03Ab5555. Penile development in tammar wallabies: a continuing enigma
Michael W. Leihy, Geoffrey Shaw, Marilyn B. Renfree and Jean D. Wilson
pp. 55-55
SRB03Ab5656. Investigation of androgen action in skeletal muscle growth and function
A. Axell, H. E. MacLean, D. Plant, M. Jimenez, D. J. Handelsman, G. Lynch and J. D. Zajac
pp. 56-56
SRB03Ab5757. Temporo-spatial alterations in prostate branching morphogenesis in estrogen-deficient aromatase knockout (ArKO) mice
Ghanim Almahbobi, Shelley Hedwards, Vikrant Reddy, Stephen McPherson, Gabriel Fricout and Gail P. Risbridger
pp. 57-57
SRB03Ab6060. Sprasa, a novel highly conserved sperm protein
W. W. C. Chiu, E. K. L. Erickson, C. A. Sole, A. N. Shelling and L. W. Chamley
pp. 60-60
SRB03Ab6161. Presence of actin and GTPase RhoA in pididymal sperm from the fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata)
E. K. Richards, M. Lin and R. J. Aitken
pp. 61-61
SRB03Ab6262. Sperm proacrosin/acrosin system in two marsupial species, the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula ) and the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii )
K. S. Sidhu, K. E. Mate, F. C. Molinia and J. C. Rodger
pp. 62-62
SRB03Ab6363. Wheat germ agglutinin induced tyrosine phosphorylation of human spermatozoa
B. Nixon, A. G. Attwell-Heap, J.W. Paul and R.J. Aitken
pp. 63-63
SRB03Ab6464. Analysis of the mechanism by which calcium negatively regulates the tyrosine phosphorylation cascade associated with sperm capacitation
Mark A. Baker, Louise Hetherington, Heath Ecroyd and R. John Aitken
pp. 64-64
SRB03Ab6565. Localisation of tyrosine phosphorylated proteins on mouse spermatozoa during zona pellucida interaction and characterisation of sperm surface phosphoproteins
Kelly L. Asquith, Eileen A. McLaughlin, Brett Nixon and R. John Aitken
pp. 65-65
SRB03Ab6666. Fluid formation and cytokine expression in the normal and inflamed rat testis following leydig cell depletion
Mark Hedger, Joerg Klug, Suada Fröhlich and Andreas Meinhardt
pp. 66-66
SRB03Ab6767. Inhibin in the male tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii
Clare Borchers, Geoff Shaw, Doug Eckery, Marilyn Renfree and David Robertson
pp. 67-67
SRB03Ab6868. Source of inhibin in the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii
Clare Borchers, Geoff Shaw, Marilyn Renfree and David Robertson
pp. 68-68
SRB03Ab6969. Seasonal changes in prostatic mesotocin in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula )
Jo Fink, Bernie McLeod and Helen Nicholson
pp. 69-69
SRB03Ab7070. The localisation of oxytocin and oxytocin receptor in normal human prostate cells
K. J. Hogarth, K. King, S. J. Assinder and H. D. Nicholson
pp. 70-70
SRB03Ab7171. Grafting of ovarian tissue in a non-human primate model
M. Pangestu, M. Diamente, D. Pawitri, J. Shaw and A. Trounson
pp. 71-71
SRB03Ab7272. Stereological assessment of gonadotropin effects on ovarian follicle development in mouse ovary
Yuan Wang, Jenny A. Spaliviero, Charles M. Allan, David J. Handelsman and Peter J. Illingworth
pp. 72-72
SRB03Ab7373. Crosstalk between progesterone and interleukin 11 signal transduction pathways in human endometrial stromal cells during decidualization
E. Dimitriadis and L. A. Salamonsen
pp. 73-73
SRB03Ab7474. Novel ERα ligands, PPT and R,R-THC, promote angiogenesis in human myometrial microvascular endothelial cells
Marina Zaitseva, Peter A. W. Rogers and Caroline E. Gargett
pp. 74-74
SRB03Ab7575. The aromatase knockout (ArKO) mouse as a model to study the oestrogenic actions of tibolone
Margaret E. E. Jones, Anne T. Reutens, WahChin Boon, Antwan G. Ederveen, Helenius J. Kloosterboer and Evan R. Simpson
pp. 75-75
SRB03Ab7676. Progesterone receptor expression is modulated by prostaglandins in human myometrial cells
Gemma Madsen, Tamas Zakar, Roger Smith and Sam Mesiano
pp. 76-76
SRB03Ab7777. A role for platelet-activating factor in luteolytic PGF2 α production by the ovine endometrium
Omar Chami, Gareth Evans and Chris O'Neill
pp. 77-77
SRB03Ab7878. Macrophage migration and luteal regression in ovaries of leukocyte adhesion molecule-deficient (ICAM-1–/–) mice
Rebecca L. Robker, C. Wayne Smith, Robert J. Norman and Darryl L. Russell
pp. 78-78
SRB03Ab7979. Studying the GH/IGF/insulin axis using knockout and transgenic approaches
Derek Le Roith MD PhD
pp. 79-79
SRB03Ab8383. The effect of seminal vesicle ablation on reproductive outcome in mice
John J. Bromfield, Claire T. Roberts and Sarah A. Robertson
pp. 83-83
SRB03Ab8484. Clonogenicity of human endometrial epithelial cells
Rachel W. Chan and Caroline E. Gargett
pp. 84-84
SRB03Ab8585. Co-expression of fractalkine and its receptor in human endometrium supports a role for fractalkine in leukocyte recruitment and endometrial remodelling
Natalie Hannan, Rebecca Jones, Hilary Critchley, Gab Kovacs, Peter Rogers and Lois Salamonsen
pp. 85-85
SRB03Ab8686. Redox regulation of hypoxia-inducible factors in bovine blastocysts
A. J. Harvey, K. L. Kind and J. G. Thompson
pp. 86-86
SRB03Ab8787. IGF-2 mediates the effect of hypoxia on human cytotrophoblast outgrowth
A. N. Sferruzzi-Perri and C. T. Roberts
pp. 87-87
SRB03Ab8888. Insemination induces pro-inflammatory cytokine mRNA expression in the human cervix
David J. Sharkey, Melinda J. Jasper, Kelton P. Tremellen, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson and Sarah A. Robertson
pp. 88-88
SRB03Ab8989. The effect of kit ligand on follicle growth initiation in cultured rabbit and mouse ovaries
Karla J. Hutt, Eileen A. McLaughlin and Michael K. Holland
pp. 89-89
SRB03Ab9090. FGF9: a male sex-determining factor identified in the ovary
Ann Drummond, Kim Su, Marianne Tellbach, Kara Britt and Jock Findlay
pp. 90-90
SRB03Ab9191. Effect of gonadotrophins on ovarian follicular development and oocyte maturation in southern hairy-nosed wombats
C. H. McDonald, D. A. Taggart, W. G. Breed, G. V. Druery, G. R. Finlayson, G. A. Shimmin and M. C. J. Paris
pp. 91-91
SRB03Ab9292. Semen-induced luteal phase in the koala
S. D. Johnston, P. O'Callaghan, K. Nilsson, G. Tzipori, H. Strong and J. Curlewis
pp. 92-92
SRB03Ab9393. Immunoneutralization of growth differentiation factor-9 reveals it partially accounts for oocyte mitogenic activity
R. B. Gilchrist, L. J. Ritter, M. Cranfield, L. Jeffery, F. Amato, S. Myllymaa, H. Lankinen, D. G. Mottershead, N. P. Groome and O. Ritvos
pp. 93-93
SRB03Ab9494. Kinetics of meiotic maturation differ between pre-pubertal and adult porcine oocytes
M. A. Bagg, C. G. Grupen, F. Gandolfi and D. T. Armstrong
pp. 94-94
SRB03Ab9595. Cohesins: linking cancer and meiosis
Huiling Xu, Matthew Beasley, Sandra Verschoor, Jonathan Tomaszewski and Michael J. McKay
pp. 95-95
SRB03Ab9696. The PSA-related kallikrein enzymes and hormone-dependent cancers
Judith Clements, Tara Veveris-Lowe, Loan Bui, Rachael Collard, Mitchell Lawrence, Dimitri Odorico, Frank Gardiner, David Nicol, Adrian Herington and Ying Dong
pp. 96-96
SRB03Ab9797. Steroid regulation of breast cancer cell proliferation
Robert L. Sutherland, Jason S. Carroll, C. Marcello Sergio, Alexander Swarbrick and Elizabeth A. Musgrove
pp. 97-97
SRB03Ab9999. The effect of testosterone and season on preproenkephalin mRNA expression in the pre-optic area–hypothalamus of the ram
Christopher J. Scott, Michael Mariani, Iain J. Clarke and Alan J. Tilbrook
pp. 99-99
SRB03Ab100100. Characterisation and expression of a novel mouse gene encoding a pregnancy-related serine protease
G. Nie, Y. Li, A. Hampton, J. K. Findlay and L. A. Salamonsen
pp. 100-100
SRB03Ab101101. Nuclear import proteins display distinct expression patterns during spermatogenesis
Cathryn Hogarth, Anette Szczepny, David Jans and Kate Loveland
pp. 101-101
SRB03Ab102102. Cloning and characterisation of tammar ATRX and ATRY
Andrew Pask, Daniel Park, Kim Huynh, Douglas Higgs, Richard Gibbons, Jennifer Marshall Graves and Marilyn B. Renfree
pp. 102-102
SRB03Ab103103. Cloning and expression of the ovarian prolactin receptor (PRLR) in the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii )
Helen M. Gehring and Laura J. Parry
pp. 103-103
SRB03Ab104104. Molecular evolution of the prolactin/GH protein family in monotremes
J. D. Curlewis and D. H. L. Kusters
pp. 104-104
SRB03Ab105105. Cytosensor monitoring of microvascular endothelial cells
Nigel K. Stepto and Peter A. W. Rogers
pp. 105-105
SRB03Ab106106. Antiphospholipid antibodies bind to activated, but not resting endothelial cells
Q. Chen, P. Stone, L. McCowan and L. Chamley
pp. 106-106
SRB03Ab107107. Molecular profile of human endometrium during the menstrual cycle
Anna P. Ponnampalam, G. C. Weston, A. Trajstman, B. Susil and P. A. W. Rogers
pp. 107-107
SRB03Ab108108. Expression of proprotein convertase (PC) 6 in human and rhesus monkey endometrium
Min Wang, Guiying Nie, Ying Li, Anne Hampton and Lois Salamonsen
pp. 108-108
SRB03Ab109109. Effect of long-term progestin treatment on endometrial vasculature in normal cycling mice
B. Heryanto, Jane E. Girling, N. Patel and P. A. W. Rogers
pp. 109-109
SRB03Ab110110. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in the murine uterine tissue during early embryo implantation
Tammie K. Roy and Heraldo S. Povea-Pacci
pp. 110-110
