Reproduction, Fertility and Development
Volume 16 SRB abstracts (supplement) 2004
Abstracts for the 35th Annual Conference of the Society for Reproductive Biology
SRB04Abs012 012. Metabolic determinants of implantation success and programming long term viability in embryos
J. G. Thompson and K. L. Kind
pp. 12-12
SRB04Abs014 014. Novel uterine genes in regulation of embryo implantation
G. Nie, Y. Li, K. Luu, J. Findlay and L. Salamonsen
pp. 14-14
SRB04Abs015 015. Disrupted decidualisation in SOCS3 gene mutant mice
L. Robb, S. Rakar and W. Alexander
pp. 15-15
SRB04Abs016 016. Role of cited genes in placental morphogenesis: studies in null mutant mice
S. L. Dunwoodie, S. L. Withington, D. B. Sparrow, A. N. Scott, J. I. Preis and J. Michalicek
pp. 16-16
SRB04Abs021 021. Identification and study of genes important for fetal germ cell biology in mice
P. Koopman, C. Browne, A. Jackson, K. Ewen, R. J. Aitken, J. Van Den Bergen, P. Western and A. Sinclair
pp. 21-21
SRB04Abs023 023. Drivers of germ cell differentiation
K. L. Loveland, C. Hogarth, A. Szczepny, C. Itman, A. Huebner and D. A. Jans
pp. 23-23
SRB04Abs024 024. Post meiotic gene transcripts — sense, antisense, or nonsense
R. Ivell and R. J. K. Anand-Ivell
pp. 24-24
SRB04Abs025 025. Ovaries: up in a POF of smoke
A. N. Shelling, W. Smale, D. Prendergast, S. E. Harris, A. L. Chand, A. Ramachandran, K. Woad and I. M. Winship
pp. 25-25
SRB04Abs026 026. Endometriosis — linkage, positional cloning and genome wide association
G. W. Montgomery, J. Wicks, Z. Z. Zhao, D. R. Nyholt, N. G. Martin, P. A. W. Rogers and S. A. Treloar
pp. 26-26
SRB04Abs027 027. Mapping novel breast cancer susceptibility genes by linkage analysis of Australian multiple case kindreds
Graham J. Mann, Gulietta M. Pupo, Beth Newman, Deon J. Venter, John L. Hopper, Georgia Chenevix-Trench and kConFab
pp. 27-27
SRB04Abs041 041. Activin A: from reproductive factor to inflammatory cytokine
D. J. Phillips, K. L. Jones, A. E. O'Connor, K. M. Wilson, S. Patella, K. Sebire and D. M. De Kretser
pp. 41-41
SRB04Abs042 042. The role of TGF-β in normal and pathological lens development
J. W. McAvoy, F. J. Lovicu and R. U. De Iongh
pp. 42-42
SRB04Abs124 124. Tetrahydrogestrinone (THG) is a potent androgen and progestin
A. K. Death, K. C.Y. McGrath, T. Tsatralis, R. Kazlauskas and D. J. Handelsman
pp. 124-124
SRB04Abs125 125. Differential regulation of inhibin binding via betaglycan expression in several mouse cell lines
P. G. Farnworth, Y. Wang, G. T. Ooi and J. K. Findlay
pp. 125-125
SRB04Abs126 126. A repository of ENU mutant mouse lines and their potential for male fertility research
C. L. Kennedy, A. E. O’Connor, L. G. Sanchez-Partida, C. C. Goodnow, D. M. De Kretser and M. K. O'Bryan
pp. 126-126
SRB04Abs127 127. An α6β1-integrin/focal adhesion kinase complex may regulate spermiation and spermiation failure
A. J. Beardsley, D. M. Robertson and L. O'Donnell
pp. 127-127
SRB04Abs158 158. Effects of phytoestrogens on the ovarian and pituitary phenotypes of oestrogen deficient female aromatase knockout mice
K. L. Britt, E. R. Simpson and J. K. Findlay
pp. 158-158
SRB04Abs159 159. Polycystic ovary syndrome: are endocrinologists and gynecologists treating the same patients?
A. J. Cussons, B. G. A. Stuckey, J. P. Walsh, V. Burke and R. J. Norman
pp. 159-159
SRB04Abs160 160. Ovarian leukocytes and cytokines in polycystic ovary syndrome
R. J. Norman, R. Wu, S. Fujii, N. Ryan, K. Van Der Hoek, M. Jasper and I. Sini
pp. 160-160
SRB04Abs161 161. Measurement of total testosterone in women: comparison of a direct radioimmunoassay versus radioimmunoassay after organic solvent extraction and celite partition column chromotography
S. L. Davison, R. J. Bell, J. G. Montalto, K. Sikaris, S. Donath, F. Z. Stanczyk, E. R. Simpson and S. R. Davis
pp. 161-161
SRB04Abs201 201. Regulation of mouse mural granulosa cell progesterone synthesis by oocyte paracrine factors
L. J. Ritter and R. B. Gilchrist
pp. 201-201
SRB04Abs202 202. Estrogen actions on follicle formation and early follicle development
K. L. Britt, P. K. Saunders, S. J. McPherson, M. L. Misso, E. R. Simpson and J. K. Findlay
pp. 202-202
SRB04Abs203 203. Studies of the activin pathway in dominant and subordinate bovine follicles before, during and after selection
B. C. Sisco, A. N. Shelling and P. L. Pfeffer
pp. 203-203
SRB04Abs204 204. Regulation of bovine oocyte meiotic and developmental capacity by glucose and glucosamine
M. L. Sutton McDowall, R. B. Gilchrist and J. G. Thompson
pp. 204-204
SRB04Abs205 205. The effect of FSH concentration during IVM and gamete co-incubation length during IVF on the development of unstimulated prepubertal ewe oocytes
K. M. Morton, W. M. C. Maxwell and G. Evans
pp. 205-205
SRB04Abs206 206. Cell death of the theca interna during bovine ovarian follicular atresia
L. J. Clark, H. F. Irving-Rodgers, A. M. Dharmarajan and R. J. Rodgers
pp. 206-206
SRB04Abs207 207. Oolemmal proteomics: identification of oocyte cell surface protein complexes involved in sperm–egg interaction
J. W. Paul, E. A. McLaughlin and R. J. Aitken
pp. 207-207
SRB04Abs208 208. Zona pellucida vaccines for fertility control of brushtail possums in New Zealand
J. A. Duckworth, X. Cui, F. C. Molinia, W. Lubitz and P. E. Cowan
pp. 208-208
SRB04Abs209 209. A proteomic analysis of rat caput and cauda sperm using difference in 2D-gel electrophoresis
M. A. Baker, R. Witherdin, L. Hetherington, K. Cunningham-Smith and J. Aitken
pp. 209-209
SRB04Abs210 210. Regulated expression of mRNAs encoding nuclear transport proteins during spermatogenesis
C. A. Hogarth, D. A. Jans and K. L. Loveland
pp. 210-210
SRB04Abs211 211. Subcellular localisation of testis forms of MAP2 is a product of competing targeting signals/domains
C. Y. Lo, C. L. Barton, D. A. Jans and K. L. Loveland
pp. 211-211
SRB04Abs212 212. The molecular basis of epididymal sperm maturation
B. Nixon, A. J. Harman, K. L. Asquith and R. J. Aitken
pp. 212-212
SRB04Abs213 213. Culture of mouse male germ cells for genetic manipulations
C. M. Itman, B. Barakat and K. Loveland
pp. 213-213
SRB04Abs214 214. Identification of potential zona pellucida-binding sperm proteins using heat shock protein 60
A. K. Walsh, K. L. Asquith, C. M. Thomas, L. A. Mitchell, B. Nixon and R. J. Aitken
pp. 214-214
SRB04Abs215 215. Analysis of DNA damage induced by pro-oxidant treatment of mammalian spermatozoa in vitro
L. E. Bennetts and R. J. Aitken
pp. 215-215
SRB04Abs216 216. The effects of Viagra on sperm function and early embryo development
S. E. M. Lewis, D. R. J. Glenn and N. McClure
pp. 216-216
SRB04Abs217 217. Expression of the chemokine CXCL12 and its receptor CXCR4 in the activating mammalian ovarian follicle
J. E. Holt, R. J. Aitken, S. S. Roman and E. A. McLaughlin
pp. 217-217
SRB04Abs218 218. FGF9 stimulates ovarian progesterone production
A. E. Drummond, M. Dyson and J. K. Findlay
pp. 218-218
SRB04Abs219 219. Analysis of ovarian macrophage populations using macrophage-specific green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgenic mice
C. E. Haynes, R. J. Norman and R. L. Robker
pp. 219-219
SRB04Abs220 220. TGFβ1 deficient mice exhibit impaired follicle growth and luteal maintenance
R. L. Robker, W. V. Ingman and S. A. Robertson
pp. 220-220
SRB04Abs221 221. Effects of exogenous gonadotrophin stimulation on ovarian tissue grafts in the mouse
H. Yang, S. Cox, J. Shaw and G. Jenkin
pp. 221-221
SRB04Abs222 222. Characterisation of the infertility effect induced by a recombinant murine cytomegalovirus expressing murine zona pellucida 3
M. L. Lloyd, J. M. Papadimitriou, S. O'Leary, M. A. Lawson and G. R. Shellam
pp. 222-222
SRB04Abs223 223. Ovarian pathology in mice following immunisation with recombinant murine cytomegalovirus expressing murine zona pellucida 3
S. O'Leary, M. L. Lloyd, G. R. Shellam and S. Maddocks
pp. 223-223
SRB04Abs225 225. Expression of chemokines and their receptors at the human maternal–embryonic interface
N. J. Hannan, R. L. Jones and L. A. Salamonsen
pp. 225-225
SRB04Abs226 226. Regulated expression of adhesion and anti-adhesion molecules in mouse endometrium during early pregnancy
M. J. Jasper, A. Stocker and S. A. Robertson
pp. 226-226
SRB04Abs227 227. An inhibitor of leukemia inhibitory factor signalling blocks embryo implantation in the mouse
E. Dimitriadis, C. Stoikos, M. Baca, W. Fairlie, A. D. Uboldi, J. E. McCoubrie and L. A. Salamonsen
pp. 227-227
SRB04Abs228 228. Progestin-induced proprotein convertase 6 is necessary for decidualisation of human endometrial stromal cells in vitro
H. Okada, G. Nie and L. A. Salamonsen
pp. 228-228
SRB04Abs229 229. Seminal plasma TGFβ activates pro-inflammatory cytokine synthesis in human cervical epithelial cells
D. J. Sharkey and S. A. Robertson
pp. 229-229
SRB04Abs230 230. Novel immune modulation to improve reproductive outcomes in pigs
M. Bray, S. O'Leary, G. Brooke, S. Maddocks and D. T. Armstrong
pp. 230-230
SRB04Abs233 233. Ammonium affects mitochondrial distribution and function in mouse 2-cell embryos
D. L. Zander, D. A. Froiland and M. Lane
pp. 233-233
SRB04Abs234 234. Calcium involvement in glucose induced GLUT3 expression in preimplantation mouse embryos
K. Gardner, M. Pantaleon and P. L. Kaye
pp. 234-234
SRB04Abs235 235. PAF induced changes in intracellular Ca2+ and membrane potential in the 2-cell mouse embryo
Y. Li, M. L. Day and C. O'Neill
pp. 235-235
SRB04Abs236 236. Differential expression of monocarboxylate cotransporter proteins in preimplantation embryos
S. Jansen, M. Pantaleon and P. Kaye
pp. 236-236
SRB04Abs237 237. Insulin receptor expression in mouse preimplantation embryos
F. Hung, M. Pantaleon and P. L. Kaye
pp. 237-237
SRB04Abs238 238. Determination of differentially displayed oxygen-sensitive genes in bovine blastocysts
A. J. Harvey, M. Kirstein, A. Navarrete-Santos, K. L. Kind, B. Fischer and J. G. Thompson
pp. 238-238
SRB04Abs239 239. Sensitivity of bovine morulae and blastocysts to heat shock in vitro
V. Naik, N. N. Jonsson, N. J. Phillips and P. Kaye
pp. 239-239
SRB04Abs240 240. Fertilisation in vitro causes precocious activation of transcription from the zygotic genome
C. O'Neill and T. Stojanov
pp. 240-240
SRB04Abs241 241. Reproductive performance in Clock mutant mice
D. J. Kennaway, A. Voultsios and M. J. Boden
pp. 241-241
SRB04Abs242 242. Stress applied to ewes at Day 2 and 3 of gestation increases Day 6 embryo cell counts
M. Butler, G. Hinch and J. R. Hill
pp. 242-242
SRB04Abs243 243. Nuclear transport of Gli transcription factors during spermatogenesis
A. Szczepny, D. A. Jans, K. L. Loveland and M. Dias
pp. 243-243
SRB04Abs244 244. Interaction between bone morphogenetic protein 4 and retinoid signalling in mouse spermatogenesis
R. M. Baleato, R. J. Aitken and S. D. Roman
pp. 244-244
SRB04Abs245 245. Characterisation of prostaglandin production in the normal and inflamed rat testis
W. Winnall, J. Muir, J. Hirst and M. Hedger
pp. 245-245
SRB04Abs246 246. The effect of testosterone and season on prodynorphin mRNA expression in the preoptic area hypothalamus of the ram
C. J. Scott, I. J. Clarke and A. J. Tilbrook
pp. 246-246
SRB04Abs247 247. Molecular basis of oocyte–paracrine signalling that promotes mouse granulosa cell proliferation
R. B. Gilchrist, L. J. Ritter, S. Myllymaa, N. Kaivo-Oja, F. Amato, O. Ritvos and D. G. Mottershead
pp. 247-247
SRB04Abs249 249. Activin A upregulates endometrial metalloproteases: potential mechanisms for promotion of decidualisation and implantation
R. L. Jones, P. Paiva, T. J. Kaitu'u and L. A. Salamonsen
pp. 249-249
SRB04Abs250 250. Chemokine profiling in endometriosis using laser capture microdissection
A. L. Chand, A. Murray, R. L. Jones, L. Salamonsen and L. Rombauts
pp. 250-250
SRB04Abs251 251. Regulation of mouse cumulus expansion by oocyte-secreted growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9)
R. A. Dragovic, L. J. Ritter, F. Amato, S. J. Scott, M. Cranfield, N. P. Groome, D. T. Armstrong and R. B. Gilchrist
pp. 251-251
SRB04Abs252 252. Oocyte-secreted factor(s) regulate apoptosis of bovine cumulus cells
T. S. Hussein, D. A. Froliand, J. G. Thompson and R. B. Gilchrist
pp. 252-252
SRB04Abs253 253. Follicle stimulating-hormone (FSH) withdrawal induces germ cell apoptosis in the mature rat testis in vitro
S. M. Degen, P. G. Stanton, K. L. Loveland and S. J. Meachem
pp. 253-253
SRB04Abs254 254. Interleukin-11 enhances endometrial stromal cell decidualisation via activation and inhibition of target genes
C. A. White, E. Dimitriadis, A. Sharkey, C. J. Stoikos and L. A. Salamonsen
pp. 254-254
SRB04Abs255 255. Dnmt3L: a coordinator of epigenetic modifications during spermatogenesis
K. E. Webster, M. K. O'Bryan, U. Aapola, P. E. Crewther, R. Lyle, S. J. Meachem, S. E. Antonarakis, M. P. Hedger, P. Peterson, D. M. De Kretser and H. S. Scott
pp. 255-255
SRB04Abs256 256. Development of a label retaining cell method to identify stem cells in mouse endometrium
R. W. Chan and C. E. Gargett
pp. 256-256
SRB04Abs257 257. Fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (FGFR-1) is essential for spermiogenesis and male fertility
L. M. Cotton, G. M. Gibbs, D. M. De Kretser and M. K. O'Bryan
pp. 257-257
SRB04Abs258 258. Natural killer cell activity in the adult rat testis
D. Aridi, P. Hutchinson and M. Hedger
pp. 258-258
SRB04Abs259259. Identification of elevated levels of apoptosis among T-cells isolated from the rat testis
M. Crane, P. Hutchinson, B. Scott, D. De Kretser and M. Hedger
pp. 259-259
SRB04Abs260 260. Sperm trains and mating behaviour in wood mice of the genus Apodemus
K. Dvorakova and P. Stopka
pp. 260-260
SRB04Abs261 261. Probiotic Lactobacillus in seminal plasma
G. Sivaramakrishnan, M. J. Jasper, S. O'Leary and S. A. Robertson
pp. 261-261
SRB04Abs263 263. Effects of animal pairing on marmoset sperm collected by penile vibratory stimulation
C. G. Grupen, S. J. Scott and R. B. Gilchrist
pp. 263-263
SRB04Abs264 264. The effects of progesterone on endometrial angiogenesis in pregnant and ovariectomised mice
L. M. Walter, P. A. W. Rogers and J. E. Girling
pp. 264-264
SRB04Abs265 265. Matrix metalloproteinases in the mouse model of menstruation: effect of doxycycline inhibition
J. Shen, J. Zhang, T. J. Kaitu'u, M. Brasted and L. A. Salamonsen
pp. 265-265
SRB04Abs266 266. Human endometrial cycle stages can be determined by global gene expression profiling
A. P. Ponnampalam, G. C. Weston, A. C. Trajstman, B. Susil and P. A. W. Rogers
pp. 266-266
SRB04Abs267 267. Leukocyte matrix metalloproteinase expression is regulated in response to selected chemokines: implications for break-through bleeding
N. B. Morison, R. L. Jones, N. J. Hannan and L. A. Salamonsen
pp. 267-267
SRB04Abs268 268. Identifying markers for stromal stem/progenitor cells in human endometrium
K. E. Schwab and C. E. Gargett
pp. 268-268
SRB04Abs269 269. Estrogen and progesterone receptor expression is significantly reduced in cultured myometrial and fibroid smooth muscle cells
M. Zaitseva and P. A. W. Rogers
pp. 269-269
SRB04Abs270 270. Macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 at the maternal–fetal interface in early pregnancy
B. Marjono, U. Manuelpillai, E. Dimitriadis, L. Salamonsen, S. Breit and E. Wallace
pp. 270-270
SRB04Abs271 271. Role of homeobox gene HLX expression in normal placental development
P. Murthi, M. D. Bates, G. Sankaran, S. P. Brennecke and B. Kalionis
pp. 271-271
SRB04Abs272 272. Decreased expression of oestrogen receptor β in the reproductive tract of pregnant relaxin-deficient (Rlx–/–) mice
J. T. McGuane, H. M. Gehring and L. J. Parry
pp. 272-272
SRB04Abs273 273. Insulin-like growth factor treatment of pregnant guinea pigs during early pregnancy promotes fetal growth
A. N. Sferruzzi-Perri, J. A. Owens, J. S. Robinson and C. T. Roberts
pp. 273-273
SRB04Abs274 274. Semen exposure in early pregnancy impacts fetal and neonatal growth
J. J. Bromfield, C. T. Roberts and S. A. Robertson
pp. 274-274
SRB04Abs275 275. Calmodulin-dependent nuclear import pathway of the testis-determining factor SRY
G. Kaur, A. Delluc-Clavieres, I. Poon and D. A. Jans
pp. 275-275
SRB04Abs276 276. Targets of the action of nuclear transport factors in spermatogenesis
A. Efthymiadis, C. A. Hogarth, A. Szczepny, K. L. Loveland and D. A. Jans
pp. 276-276
SRB04Abs277 277. The role of pp60c-src tyrosine kinase in sperm capacitation
K. A. Cunningham-Smith, R. Witherdin, L. Hetherington, M. A. Baker and R. Aitken
pp. 277-277
SRB04Abs278 278. Bioactive activin and its effects on murine testis development
S. H. S. Mendis, S. Meachem, C. Brown and K. L. Loveland
pp. 278-278
SRB04Abs280 280. Reproductive consequences of circadian dysfunction: fertility in the Bmal1 null mouse
M. J. Boden and D. J. Kennaway
pp. 280-280
SRB04Abs281 281. A novel scavenger receptor domain containing genes differentially expressed in the embryonic mouse testis
M. A. Sarraj, P. J. McClive and A. H. Sinclair
pp. 281-281
SRB04Abs282 282. Differential expression of the relaxin receptor (LGR7) in the mammary apparatus of the lactating tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii)
J. Gwyther, H. M. Gehring and L. J. Parry
pp. 282-282
SRB04Abs283 283. Effects of prostaglandins on SOCS expression in T-47D breast cancer cells
J. L. Barclay, P. Tongnkok, S. T. Anderson, M. J. Waters and J. D. Curlewis
pp. 283-283
SRB04Abs284 284. Expression of HtrA1, 2 and 3 in human endometrial cancer
M. A. Bowden, L. A. Di Nezza, T. Jobling, L. A. Salamonsen and G. Nie
pp. 284-284
SRB04Abs285 285. Increased perinatal mortality following restriction of placental and fetal growth
J. A. Owens, M. J. De Blasio, S. Fielke, J. S. Robinson and K. L. Gatford
pp. 285-285
SRB04Abs286 286. Nuclear factor κB downregulation in human T-cells is essential for the maintenance of the cytokine profile required for pregnancy success
S. A. McCracken, E. D.M. Gallery and J. M. Morris
pp. 286-286
SRB04Abs287 287. Differential expression of plasminogen activation cascade components in human preterm delivery with and without preterm premature rupture of the fetal membranes
C. J. Nowell, P. Murthi, B. Kalionis, E. K. Moses and S. P. Brennecke
pp. 287-287
SRB04Abs288 288. Labour-associated changes in human fetal membranes and placental adrenomedullin mRNA expression
A. K. Alghafra, N. M. Gude, R. G. King and S. P. Brennecke
pp. 288-288
