CSIRO PUBLISHING - Reproduction, Fertility and Development

4. Predicting function from sequence

James C. Whisstock and Arthur M. Lesk

pp. 4-4

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5. 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

6. 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

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7. 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

8. 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

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9. 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

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10. Cryopathology of macropod spermatozoa

R. V. McClean and S. D. Johnston

pp. 10-10

11. 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

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12. 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

13. Effect of graft site on ovarian tissue grafts in the mouse

H. Yang, S.-L. Cox, J. Shaw and G. Jenkin

pp. 13-13

14. 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

15. 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

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16. 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

17. 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

18. Altered luteal function following induced ovulation in dairy cattle

J. M. Borman and K. L. Macmillan

pp. 18-18

19. Efficacy of oestrus synchronization regimens with PGF_2α and progesterone in dairy heifers

J. Fahey and K. L. Macmillan

pp. 19-19

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20. Daily variation in plasma glucose levels of dairy cows

S. Meier, S. Morgan, E. Kolver and G. Verkerk

pp. 20-20

21. 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

22. 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

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23. 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

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24. Basic fibroblast growth factor expression in human ovarian follicles

Janette Quennell, Jo-Ann Stanton and Peter Hurst

pp. 24-24

25. Characterization of the rat oolemma

Neil Borg and Michael Holland

pp. 25-25

26. 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

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27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

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31. 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

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32. 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

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33. 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

34. 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

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35. 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

36. IFN-gamma and uterine epithelial responsiveness to TGF-beta

D. J. Glynn and S. A. Robertson

pp. 36-36

37. 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

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38. 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

39. The making of an embryo: short-term goals and long-term implications

Tom P. Fleming

pp. 39-39

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40. 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

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41. GNRH and TRH receptors: monitoring the formation of dynamic protein complexes in living cells

K. A. Eidne

pp. 41-41

42. The small GTP binding protein RalA mediates signalling pathways in brain and testis vesicle trafficking

Phillip J. Robinson

pp. 42-42

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43. Calbindin-D9K and D28K: are critical for embryo implantation

Kien Luu, Guiying Nie and Lois Salamonsen

pp. 43-43

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

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

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48. Cloning and characterisation of mouse GLUT12 in preimplantation embryos

Y. Zhou, P. L. Kaye and M. Pantaleon

pp. 48-48

49. 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

50. 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

51. FSH regulates Sertoli cell and spermatogonial populations in the adult Djungarian hamster

Sarah J. Meachem and Stefan Schlatt

pp. 51-51

52. Phytoestrogen exposure reduces fertility of male rats

Amy Glover, Helen Nicholson and Stephen Assinder

pp. 52-52

53. Leydig cell response to hCG in ageing men

C. A. Allan, E. A. Forbes, H. G. Burger and R. I. McLachlan

pp. 53-53

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54. 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

55. Penile development in tammar wallabies: a continuing enigma

Michael W. Leihy, Geoffrey Shaw, Marilyn B. Renfree and Jean D. Wilson

pp. 55-55

56. 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

57. 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

58. Aspects of lungfish development

Jean Joss

pp. 58-58

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59. Why the elephant has intra-abdominal testes

Roger V. Short

pp. 59-59

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60. 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

61. 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

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62. 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

63. 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

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64. 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

65. 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

66. 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

67. Inhibin in the male tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii

Clare Borchers, Geoff Shaw, Doug Eckery, Marilyn Renfree and David Robertson

pp. 67-67

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68. Source of inhibin in the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii

Clare Borchers, Geoff Shaw, Marilyn Renfree and David Robertson

pp. 68-68

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69. Seasonal changes in prostatic mesotocin in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Jo Fink, Bernie McLeod and Helen Nicholson

pp. 69-69

70. 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

71. Grafting of ovarian tissue in a non-human primate model

M. Pangestu, M. Diamente, D. Pawitri, J. Shaw and A. Trounson

pp. 71-71

72. 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

73. 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

74. 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

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75. 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

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76. Progesterone receptor expression is modulated by prostaglandins in human myometrial cells

Gemma Madsen, Tamas Zakar, Roger Smith and Sam Mesiano

pp. 76-76

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77. 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

78. 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

79. Studying the GH/IGF/insulin axis using knockout and transgenic approaches

Derek Le Roith MD PhD

pp. 79-79

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80. Embryo implantation, stem cells and society

John P. Hearn

pp. 80-80

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81. The challenges of global reproductive health

Jock Findlay

pp. 81-81

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82. The productivity imperative—research and its contribution to the competitiveness of rural industries

Paul Donnelly

pp. 82-82

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83. The effect of seminal vesicle ablation on reproductive outcome in mice

John J. Bromfield, Claire T. Roberts and Sarah A. Robertson

pp. 83-83

84. Clonogenicity of human endometrial epithelial cells

Rachel W. Chan and Caroline E. Gargett

pp. 84-84

85. 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

86. Redox regulation of hypoxia-inducible factors in bovine blastocysts

A. J. Harvey, K. L. Kind and J. G. Thompson

pp. 86-86

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87. IGF-2 mediates the effect of hypoxia on human cytotrophoblast outgrowth

A. N. Sferruzzi-Perri and C. T. Roberts

pp. 87-87

88. 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

89. 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

90. FGF9: a male sex-determining factor identified in the ovary

Ann Drummond, Kim Su, Marianne Tellbach, Kara Britt and Jock Findlay

pp. 90-90

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91. 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

92. 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

93. 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

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94. 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

95. Cohesins: linking cancer and meiosis

Huiling Xu, Matthew Beasley, Sandra Verschoor, Jonathan Tomaszewski and Michael J. McKay

pp. 95-95

96. 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

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97. 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

98. Hormonal influences in hereditary breast cancer

Kelly-Anne Phillips

pp. 98-98

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99. 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

100. 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

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101. Nuclear import proteins display distinct expression patterns during spermatogenesis

Cathryn Hogarth, Anette Szczepny, David Jans and Kate Loveland

pp. 101-101

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102. 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

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103. 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

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104. Molecular evolution of the prolactin/GH protein family in monotremes

J. D. Curlewis and D. H. L. Kusters

pp. 104-104

105. Cytosensor monitoring of microvascular endothelial cells

Nigel K. Stepto and Peter A. W. Rogers

pp. 105-105

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106. Antiphospholipid antibodies bind to activated, but not resting endothelial cells

Q. Chen, P. Stone, L. McCowan and L. Chamley

pp. 106-106

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107. 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

108. 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

109. 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

110. 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

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SRB 2003 Abstracts

pp. I-lv

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SRB 2003 Author Index

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