The somatotropic axis, consisting of growth hormone (GH), hepatic insulin-like growth factor
I (IGF-I), and assorted releasing factors, regulates growth and body composition …

The focus of this review is on the importance and regulation of fish growth hormone (GH),
during exposure to stress. Alterations in environmental salinity impose osmoregulatory …

The postimplantation developmental potential of embryos can be affected by various forms
of cell death, such as apoptosis, at preimplantation stages. However, correct assessment of …

Background Women have been able to delay childbearing since effective contraception
became available in the 1960s. However, fertility decreases with increasing maternal age. A …

Contents Early embryonic development, implantation and maintenance of a pregnancy are
critically dependent on an intact embryo‐maternal communication. So far, only few signals …

The objectives of this study were to characterize changes in transcriptome of preimplantation
conceptuses at the onset of elongation and associated changes in uterine histotroph …

Pituitary somatotrophs secrete growth hormone (GH) into the bloodstream, to act as a
hormone at receptor sites in most, if not all, tissues. These endocrine actions of circulating …

Bovine embryos produced in vitro differ considerably in quality from embryos developed in
vivo. The in vitro production system profoundly affects the competence to form blastocysts …

Objectives were to evaluate the effects of administering either one or two low doses of slow-
release recombinant bovine somatotropin (bST) on hormone concentrations, conceptus …

Heat shock compromises development of preimplantation bovine embryos and the
percentage of blastomeres labeled as TUNEL-positive. It was hypothesized that TUNEL …