The gametes of man and some other Eutheria have been manipulated successfully for
practical reasons, but many gaps remain in our basic understanding of the way that they …

Extracellular egg coats deposited by maternal or embryonic tissues surround all vertebrate
conceptuses during early development. In oviparous species, the time of hatching from …

Male germ cell differentiation entails the synthesis and remodeling of membrane polar lipids
and the formation of triacylglycerols (TAGs). This requires fatty acid-binding proteins …

The aim of the present study was to understand the rhythmic changes in innate immune
response in freshwater fish Channa punctatus. Furthermore, the putative role of melatonin …

Progesterone (P4) profiles throughout pregnancy and the oestrous cycle are reviewed in a
wide range of marsupial species, representing 12 Families, and focus on the corpus luteum …

Timing of artificial insemination (AI) in marsupials is critical because fertilization must occur
before mucin coats the oocyte during passage through the oviduct. In this study, timing and …

Noted for centuries in humans, a relatively hairless mammal [eg, Hallero, 1766; Hohl, 1828
in Klunker, 2003], the so‐called amniotic deformities, adhesions, mutilations (ADAM) …

Mammals evolved from oviparous reptiles that laid eggs in a dry, terrestrial environment,
thus requiring large amounts of yolk to support development and tough, outer coats to …

Marsupials and monotremes differ from eutherian mammals in many features of their
reproduction and development. Some features appear to be representative of transitional …

The Monodelphis oviduct can be divided into four anatomical segments: preampulla
(comprising fimbriae and infundibulum), ampulla, isthmus with crypts and uterotubal …