Emerging Technologies to Control Oocyte Apoptosis Are Finally Treading on Fertile Ground by Jonathan L. Tilly

“…Indeed, one of the most worrisome side effects of conventional cancer treatments is damage to the gonads. This problem is compounded in females since the ovaries, unlike the testes, are incapable of germ cell renewal in postnatal life. …”
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World Literature and Mythology: Guarantees of Freedom of Man and Nation in Sigitas Geda’s Poetry by Karolina Bagdonė

“…The objective is to discuss how resistance to Soviet ideology could be constructed in mythological and world-literary contexts. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s vision of the universality of World Literature has remained important in Geda’s work. …”
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Cultural and biological properties of lumpy skin disease agent isolated in the Russian Federation in 2015 by A. V. Kononov, S. V. Kononova, I. N. Shumilova, A. A. Nesterov, A. V. Shishkov, V. I. Diyev, R. V. Yashin, A. V. Mischenko

“…The paper presents data on studied properties of lumpy skin disease virus adapted to goat gonad and lamb testicle cell cultures. Experimental infection of cattle with the obtained strain of lumpy skin disease virus induces systemic infection.…”
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A Newborn with Genital Ambiguity, 45,X/46,XY Mosaicism, a Jumping Chromosome Y, and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Lei Zhang, Linda D. Cooley, Sonal R. Chandratre, Atif Ahmed, Jill D. Jacobson

“…The left gonad had scant ovarian stroma and embryonic remnants. …”
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Polemické spisy luterských ortodoxů jako reakce na konverzi Jana Zikmunda Braniborského by Anna Kancírová

“… The study deals with the polemical texts of Lutheran Orthodox Theologians, who responded to the conversion of Johann Sigismund von Brandenburg to Calvinism (1613/1614). …”
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors in Female Reproduction and Fertility by Maurizio Vitti, Giovanna Di Emidio, Michela Di Carlo, Gaspare Carta, Andrea Antonosante, Paolo Giovanni Artini, Annamaria Cimini, Carla Tatone, Elisabetta Benedetti

“…All PPARs isotypes are expressed along the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and are strictly involved in reproductive functions. …”
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Reproductive histology of the saddled seabream Oblada melanura in the southern Mediterranean Sea (Tunisian coast) by Kalai Saoussen, Khoufi Widien, Meriem Sadok Ben

“…During the spawning period (May to September), gonadal production (IG) appears to be supported by liver reserves (IH). …”
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Induced maturation of eel Anguilla bicolor using different hormone combination by Agus Oman Sudrajat, Antharest Sugati, , Alimuddin

“…Furthermore observations on gonadal development were performed after injection for 21 days. …”
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Heat-not-burn technology affects plasma testosterone levels and markers of inflammation, oxidative stress in the testes of rats by Silvia Granata, Camilla Morosini, Maria Chiara Valerii, Ivan Fagiolino, Stefano Sangiorgi, Severino Ghini, Enzo Spisni, Fabio Vivarelli, Lucy C. Fairclough, Moreno Paolini, Donatella Canistro

“…The impairment of some androgenic key enzymes and those related to the activity of seminiferous epithelium, together with the decrease in testosterone levels, suggest an impairment of gonadal function through the alteration of some cellular pathways typically associated with tobacco consumption.…”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Clinical Approach and Review by Maitreyi Raman, Johane Allard

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Successful Advanced Maternal Age Pregnancy with Mosaic Turner Syndrome Conceived after Ovulation Induction with Clomiphene Citrate: A Case Report by Masahiro Murakami, Kenji Hinokio, Machiko Kiyokawa, Mikio Morine, Takeshi Iwasa

“…Turner women typically experience gonadal dysfunction that results in amenorrhea and sterility. …”
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Leydig Cell Tumor in a Patient with 46,XX Disorder of Sex Development (DSD), Ovotesticular: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature by Steffen Gretser, Maria-Noemi Welte, Frederik Roos, Jens Köllermann

“…Disorder of sex development (DSD) is a rare condition with atypical development of chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical sex. It is classified in different subgroups based on the patient’s karyotype, gonadal dysgenesis, and the appearance of the internal and external genitalia. …”
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GATA4 binding to the Sox9 enhancer mXYSRa/Enh13 is critical for testis differentiation in mouse by Yuya Ogawa, Iku Tsuchiya, Shogo Yanai, Takashi Baba, Ken-Ichirou Morohashi, Takehiko Sasaki, Junko Sasaki, Miho Terao, Atsumi Tsuji-Hosokawa, Shuji Takada

“…Abstract In mammals, SOX9/Sox9 expression in embryonic gonads is essential for male gonadal sex determination. …”
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Physiologic Course of Female Reproductive Function: A Molecular Look into the Prologue of Life by Joselyn Rojas, Mervin Chávez-Castillo, Luis Carlos Olivar, María Calvo, José Mejías, Milagros Rojas, Jessenia Morillo, Valmore Bermúdez

“…This vital course may be systematized in three subsequent stages: prenatal development of ovaries and germ cells up until in utero arrest of follicular growth and the ensuing interim suspension of gonadal function; onset of reproductive maturity through puberty, with reinitiation of both gonadal and adrenal activity; and adult functionality of the ovarian cycle which permits ovulation, a key event in female fertility, and dictates concurrent modifications in the endometrium and other ovarian hormone-sensitive tissues. …”
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Female maturation and rematuration acceleration of Mutiara strain catfish (Clarias gariepinus) using combination of oocyte developer hormone and astaxanthin addition diet by Fatahillah Maulana Jufri, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Mia Setiawati

“…ABSTRACT   Reproductive design for gonadal maturation process mostly related with some factors such as environmental signals, reproductive organs, hormonal and nutrition. …”
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Reproductive performances of wild male tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon post-injection of oocyte developer without eyestalk ablation by Dony Prasetyo, Asda Laining, Agus Oman Sudrajat

“…ABSTRACT   The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of oodev on the gonadal maturation and characteristic of spermatophore and spermatozoa produced by the wild male black tiger shrimp against eyestalk ablation. …”
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Description of a New Species of Aquilonastra (Asteroidea: Valvatida: Asterinidae) from Langkawi Island, Malaysia by Itaru Kobayashi, Masaki Yamamoto, Mikihito Arai, Sau Pinn Woo, Toshihiko Fujita

“…This new species is distinguished from 32 congeners based on the number of arms, madreporites, superomarginal and subambulacral spines, the absence of secondary abactinal plates, the shape of abactinal spines, and the attachment site of gonads.…”

Anti-Müllerian Hormone as a Sensitive Marker of Ovarian Function in Young Cancer Survivors by Maryna Krawczuk-Rybak, Elzbieta Leszczynska, Marta Poznanska, Beata Zelazowska-Rutkowska, Jolanta Wysocka

“…Nineteen patients (22.9%) had elevated FSH. They all had low AMH values. Lowered AMH values (but with normal FSH and LH) were observed in 43 patients (51.8%). …”
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Apelin in Reproductive Physiology and Pathology of Different Species: A Critical Review by Patrycja Kurowska, Alix Barbe, Marta Różycka, Justyna Chmielińska, Joelle Dupont, Agnieszka Rak

“…Some data showed that the gene and protein of apelin/APJ are expressed in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonad (HPG) axis tissue. Thus, apelin is synthesized locally in the hypothalamus, pituitary, ovaries, and testis of many species and has autocrine and/or paracrine effects. …”
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Neural Compensations After Lesion of the Cerebral Cortex by Bryan Kolb, Russell Brown, Alane Witt-Lajeunesse, Robbin Gibb

“…Functional improvement after cortical injury can be stimulated by various factors including experience, psychomotor stimulants, gonadal hormones, and neurotrophic factors. The, timing of the administration of these factors may be critical, however. …”
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