Ovine trophoblasts express cathelicidin host defence peptide in response to infection
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Coyle, C., Wheelhouse, N., Jacques, M., Longbottom, D., Svoboda, P., Pohl, J., …Barlow, P. G. (2016)
Ovine trophoblasts express cathelicidin host defence peptide in response to infection. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 117, 10-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jri.2016.06.006
Cationic host defence peptides (CHDP; also known as antimicrobial peptides) are key components of the immune response in the female reproductive tract. The role of the placent...
Non-genomic steroid receptors in the bovine ovary
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Bramley, T., Menzies, G., Rae, M., & Scobie, G. (2002)
Non-genomic steroid receptors in the bovine ovary. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 23(1-2), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0739-7240%2802%2900140-6
Over the last few years, rapid and physiologically important non-genomic actions of all classes of steroid hormones have been described in many cell types. A putative non-geno...
The effects of undernutrition, in utero, on reproductive function in adult male and female sheep
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Rae, M., Kyle, C., Miller, D., Hammond, A., Brooks, A., & Rhind, S. (2002)
The effects of undernutrition, in utero, on reproductive function in adult male and female sheep. Animal Reproduction Science, 72(1-2), 63-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-4320%2802%2900068-4
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of maternal undernutrition during pregnancy on adult reproductive function in male and female offspring. Groups of ewes were...
Effect of maternal undernutrition during pregnancy on early ovarian development and subsequent follicular development in sheep fetuses
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Rae, M., Palassio, S., Kyle, C., Brooks, A., Lea, R., Miller, D., & Rhind, S. (2001)
Effect of maternal undernutrition during pregnancy on early ovarian development and subsequent follicular development in sheep fetuses. Reproduction, 122, 915-922. https://doi.org/10.1530/rep.0.1220915
Gonad development in female sheep fetuses is thought to occur in a number of key stages. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of maternal undernutrition, applied...
Stimulation of specific binding of [3H]-progesterone to bovine luteal cell-surface membranes: specificity of digitonin
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Menzies, G., Howland, K., Rae, M., & Bramley, T. (1999)
Stimulation of specific binding of [3H]-progesterone to bovine luteal cell-surface membranes: specificity of digitonin. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 153, 57-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0303-7207%2899%2900091-X
Non-genomic actions of progesterone have been described in the ovary, and luteal membranes of several species have been shown to possess specific binding sites for [3H]-proges...
Bovine ovarian non-genomic progesterone binding sites: presence in follicular and luteal cell membranes
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Rae, M., Menzies, G., & Bramley, T. (1998)
Bovine ovarian non-genomic progesterone binding sites: presence in follicular and luteal cell membranes. Journal of Endocrinology, 159, 413-427. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.1590413
We have shown recently that the bovine corpus luteum (CL) possesses specific luteal cell surface membrane binding sites for progesterone. We have now confirmed and extended th...
Specific Non-Genomic, Membrane-Localized Binding Sites for Progesterone in the Bovine Corpus Luteum1
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Rae, M. T., Menzies, G. S., McNeilly, A. S., Woad, K., Webb, R., & Bramley, T. A. (1998)
Specific Non-Genomic, Membrane-Localized Binding Sites for Progesterone in the Bovine Corpus Luteum1. Biology of Reproduction, 58(6), 1394-1406. https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod58.6.1394
Fractionation of bovine corpus luteum (CL) homogenates on continuous sucrose density gradients with and without preincubation with 3H-progesterone demonstrated high levels of ...