Pregnancy recognition and conceptus implantation in domestic ruminants: roles of progesterone, interferons and endogenous retroviruses

TE Spencer, GA Johnson, FW Bazer… - Reproduction, fertility …, 2006 - CSIRO Publishing
The present review highlights new information on pregnancy recognition and conceptus
development and implantation in sheep with respect to regulation by progesterone …

Implantation and establishment of pregnancy in ruminants

TE Spencer, TR Hansen - Regulation of Implantation and Establishment of …, 2015 - Springer
The establishment of pregnancy in ruminants occurs during the peri-implantation period and
involves the suppression of the endometrial luteolytic mechanism to maintain progesterone …

Uterine influences on conceptus development in fertility-classified animals

JGN Moraes, SK Behura, TW Geary… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
A major unresolved issue is how the uterus influences infertility and subfertility in cattle.
Serial embryo transfer was previously used to classify heifers as high-fertile (HF), subfertile …

Pre-hatching embryo-dependent and-independent programming of endometrial function in cattle

M Sponchiado, NS Gomes, PK Fontes, T Martins… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The bovine pre-implantation embryo secretes bioactive molecules from early development
stages, but effects on endometrial function are reported to start only after elongation. Here …

Interferons and the maternal–conceptus dialog in mammals

RM Roberts, Y Chen, T Ezashi, AM Walker - Seminars in cell & …, 2008 - Elsevier
Two-way communication between the conceptus and the mother during early pregnancy is
essential if the pregnancy is to survive. In this review, our primary focus is on biochemical …

Transcriptional profiling of equine endometrium during the time of maternal recognition of pregnancy

C Klein, KE Scoggin, AD Ealy… - Biology of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Establishment and maintenance of pregnancy are critically dependent on embryo-maternal
communication during the preimplantation period. To gain new insights into this complex …

Mucin 1 and cytokines mRNA in endometrium of dairy cows with postpartum uterine disease or repeat breeding

R Kasimanickam, V Kasimanickam, JP Kastelic - Theriogenology, 2014 - Elsevier
Mucin (MUC) 1 is an inducible innate immune effector, an important component of defense
against bacterial invasion, and is linked with infertility in humans. The objectives were to …

Fibroblast growth factor requirements for in vitro development of bovine embryos

SD Fields, PJ Hansen, AD Ealy - Theriogenology, 2011 - Elsevier
The overall goal was to describe the importance of fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) during
development of the bovine embryo. An inhibitor of FGF receptor kinase activity (SU5402) …

Effects of HSPA8, an evolutionarily conserved oviductal protein, on boar and bull spermatozoa

RMA Elliott, RE Lloyd, A Fazeli, E Sostaric… - …, 2009 - rep.bioscientifica.com
The overall aim of this work was to examine the expression profiles for fibroblast growth
factor receptors (FGFRs) and describe their biological importance during bovine pre-and …

Fibroblast growth factor 10 enhances bovine oocyte maturation and developmental competence in vitro

K Zhang, PJ Hansen, AD Ealy - Reproduction, 2010 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are involved in paracrine control of follicle development. It
was previously demonstrated that FGF10 decreases estradiol (E 2) secretion in granulosa …