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Initiation of a conserved trophectoderm program in human, cow and mouse embryos (2020)
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Gerri, C., McCarthy, A., Alanis-Lobato, G., Demtschenko, A., Bruneau, A., Loubersac, S., …Niakan, K. K. (2020). Initiation of a conserved trophectoderm program in human, cow and mouse embryos. Nature, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2759-x

Current understandings of cell specification in early mammalian pre-implantation development are based mainly on mouse studies. The first lineage differentiation event occurs at the morula stage, with outer cells initiating a trophectoderm (TE) place... Read More about Initiation of a conserved trophectoderm program in human, cow and mouse embryos.

Polyunsaturated fatty acids influence offspring sex ratio in cows (2019)
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Marei, W. F. A., Khalil, W. A., Pushpakumara, P. G. A., El-Harairy, M. A., Abo El-Atta, A. M. A., Wathes, D. C., & Fouladi-Nashta, A. A. (2019). Polyunsaturated fatty acids influence offspring sex ratio in cows. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijvsm.2018.01.006

Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) can influence fertility in farm animals. Some evidence in mice and sheep have suggested that PUFAs may influence offspring sex ratio, which may have significant value for cattle production. To test this hyp... Read More about Polyunsaturated fatty acids influence offspring sex ratio in cows.

Effect of oral administration of pioglitazone on follicular dynamics in Holstein dairy cows (2019)
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Yousefi, A. R., Kohram, H., Zare Shahneh, A., Zamiri, M. J., Dirandeh, E., Kazemi Khoozani, M., …Fouladi-Nashta, A. A. (2019). Effect of oral administration of pioglitazone on follicular dynamics in Holstein dairy cows. Livestock Science, 224, 50-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2019.04.001

This study investigated the effects of oral administration of pioglitazone (PGT), a specific and synthetic ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors gamma (PPARγ), on follicular dynamics and corpus luteum (CL) functionality in dairy cows.... Read More about Effect of oral administration of pioglitazone on follicular dynamics in Holstein dairy cows.

Sperm preparation through Sephadex™ filtration improves in vitro fertilization rate of buffalo oocytes (2018)
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Husna, A. U., Azam, A., Qadeer, S., Awan, M. A., Nasreen, S., Shahzad, Q., …Akhter, S. (2018). Sperm preparation through Sephadex™ filtration improves in vitro fertilization rate of buffalo oocytes. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 53(2), 377-384. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.13117

Routinely, swim-up method is used to separate high-quality sperm; however, long processing time and close cell-to-cell contact during the centrifugation step are inevitable elements of oxidative stress to sperm. The objective was to evaluate Sephadex... Read More about Sperm preparation through Sephadex™ filtration improves in vitro fertilization rate of buffalo oocytes.

Immunolocalization of angiogenic growth factors in the ovine uterus during the oestrus cycle and in response to Steroids (2018)
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Tremaine, T. D., & Fouladi-Nashta, A. A. (2018). Immunolocalization of angiogenic growth factors in the ovine uterus during the oestrus cycle and in response to Steroids. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 53(3), 667-679. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.13156

The vascular changes associated with endometrial maturation in preparation for embryo implantation depend on numerous growth factors, known to regulate key angiogenic events. Primarily, the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family promotes va... Read More about Immunolocalization of angiogenic growth factors in the ovine uterus during the oestrus cycle and in response to Steroids.

Effect of melatonin supplementation in the long-term preservation of the sheep ovaries at different temperatures and subsequent in vitro embryo production (2018)
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Goodarzi, A., Zare Shahneh, A., Kohram, H., Sadeghi, M., Moazenizadeh, M. H., Fouladi-Nashta, A. A., & Dadashpour Davachi, N. (2018). Effect of melatonin supplementation in the long-term preservation of the sheep ovaries at different temperatures and subsequent in vitro embryo production. Theriogenology, 106, 265-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.10.009

Investigations in the past decades have shown that oocytes developmental competence following in vitro fertilization is greatly influenced by an interval between isolation of the ovaries immediately after death/slaughter and oocytes recovery from the... Read More about Effect of melatonin supplementation in the long-term preservation of the sheep ovaries at different temperatures and subsequent in vitro embryo production.

Supplementing a-Linolenic acid in the in vitro maturation media improves nuclear maturation rate of oocytes and early embryonic development in the Nili Ravi buffalo (2017)
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Azam, A., Shahzad, Q., Ul-Husna, A., Qadee, S., Ejaz, R., Fouladi-Nashta, A. A., …Akhter, S. (2017). Supplementing a-Linolenic acid in the in vitro maturation media improves nuclear maturation rate of oocytes and early embryonic development in the Nili Ravi buffalo. Animal Reproduction Science, 14(4), 1161-119. https://doi.org/10.21451/1984-3143-AR859

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of omega-3 poly unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), α-linolenic acid (ALA; 18:3 n-3) on the in vitro maturation (IVM) of buffalo oocytes and subsequent embryonic development. Buffalo cumulusoocyte... Read More about Supplementing a-Linolenic acid in the in vitro maturation media improves nuclear maturation rate of oocytes and early embryonic development in the Nili Ravi buffalo.

Influence of hyaluronan on endometrial receptivity and embryo attachment in sheep (2017)
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Marei, W. F. A., Wathes, D. C., Raheem, K. A., Mohey-Elsaeed, O., Ghafari, F., & Fouladi-Nashta, A. A. (2017). Influence of hyaluronan on endometrial receptivity and embryo attachment in sheep. https://doi.org/10.1071/RD16232

An increasing number of reports suggests a role of hyaluronan (HA) in female reproduction and interest in its application in assisted reproduction is rising. However, there are contrasting data about the effectiveness of adding HA to the embryo-trans... Read More about Influence of hyaluronan on endometrial receptivity and embryo attachment in sheep.