This review describes new developments in the study of transgenerational epigenetic
inheritance, a component of epigenetics. We start by examining the basic concepts of the …

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 …

Two experiments were carried out to study the effect of nutrition on embryo development in
two periods in superovulated ewes (Expt 1) and on oocyte developmental capacity during …

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 preimplantation bovine embryo is initially under the control of maternal genomic
information that is accumulated during oogenesis. The genetic programme of development …

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 …

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 …

We report the first fluorescent diamino-chalcone library and its application in the discovery of
a mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) probe. CDg4, a novel green fluorescent mESC probe …

Studies across several species, particularly the mouse, show that growth hormone (GH,
somatotrophin) is an important determinant of litter size, and to a lesser extent, of birth …