Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) plays a pivotal role in cattle fertility, acting as a monitoring
signal that allows reproductive events to occur when nutritional conditions for successful …

IGF1 plays an important role in bovine follicular growth, acquisition of oocyte competence
and embryo viability. Current data also indicate a critical role for IGF1 in both the ovarian …

For the bovine preimplantation embryo, insulin‐like growth factor‐I (IGF‐I) is a survival factor
that blocks the induction of apoptosis and reduces the decrease in development caused by …

Our previous studies demonstrated that dietary daidzein improves egg production in ducks
during the late period of the laying cycle. The present study was aimed to investigate the …

The mammalian oviduct plays a critical early role in the establishment of a successful
pregnancy, even though the time that the gametes and embryos spend within the oviduct is …

Recent data on the association between growth hormone (GH) and male and female
reproductive processes, as well as the effects of GH on these processes and on some …

We have studied the action of GH on the production of hormones, growth factors, growth
factor-binding protein and the occurrence of apoptosis in bovine ovarian granulosa cells, as …

Estrogen receptors (ERs) are members of the nuclear receptor superfamily and are involved
in regulation of fallopian tube functions (ie, enhancement of protein secretion, formation of …

Sustained stimulation of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) typically causes receptor
desensitisation, which is mediated by phosphorylation, often within the C-terminal tail of the …

A novel system of in vitro culture termed the'glass oviduct'or'GO'culture system is described.
Mouse zygotes were cultured in pairs to the blastocyst stage in open-ended 1 microl glass …