Sex differences in human health and disease can range from undetectable to profound.
Differences in brain tumor rates and outcome are evident in males and females throughout …

The use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) in modern cattle breeding is an
important tool for improving the production of dairy and beef cattle. A frequently employed …

Objective To estimate the risks of major congenital malformations in the offspring of mothers
who are underweight (body mass index (BMI)< 18.5), overweight (BMI 25 to< 30), or in …

Although genetically identical for autosomal Chrs (Chr), male and female preimplantation
embryos could display sex-specific transcriptional regulation. To illustrate sex-specific …

Contents Despite major efforts directed at improving the yield of blastocysts from immature
oocytes in vitro, the quality of such blastocysts continually lags behind that of blastocysts …

Epigenetic differences between male and female bovine blastocysts provide a plausible link
between physiological and gene transcription differences observed between male and …

The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease hypothesis holds that alterations to
homeostasis during critical periods of development can predispose individuals to adult …

During formation of the preimplantation embryo several cellular and molecular milestones
take place, making the few cells forming the early embryo vulnerable to environmental …

In adult tissues, sexual dimorphism is largely attributed to sex hormone effects, although
there is increasing evidence for a major role of sex chromosome dosage. During …

The detrimental effects of heat stress on fertility in cattle are less pronounced in heat-tolerant
breeds. Although these genetic differences reflect differences in thermoregulation, cells from …