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Metals in human placenta: focus on the effects of cadmium on steroid hormones and leptin by Stasenko, Sandra, Bradford, Elease M., Piasek, Martina, Henson, Michael C., Varnai, Veda M., Jurasović, Jasna, Kušec, Vesna

“…Cadmium and other metallic ions can act as metalloestrogens and endocrine disruptors of reproductive tissues and fetal development in mammals, including…”
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Leptin in Pregnancy by Henson, Michael C, Castracane, V. Daniel

“…Leptin is a polypeptide hormone that aids in the regulation of body weight and energy homeostasis and is linked to a variety of reproductive processes in both…”
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Leptin in pregnancy : An update by HENSON, Michael C, CASTRACANE, V. Daniel

“…Leptin influences satiety, adiposity, and metabolism and is associated with mechanisms regulating puberty onset, fertility, and pregnancy in various species…”
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Endocrine disruption by cadmium, a common environmental toxicant with paradoxical effects on reproduction by Henson, Michael C, Chedrese, P Jorge

“…Cadmium (Cd(2+)) is a common environmental pollutant and a major constituent of tobacco smoke. Exposure to this heavy metal, which has no known beneficial…”
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The Role of Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Types I and II and Tumor Necrosis Factor–α in Malaria during Pregnancy by Davison, Billie B., Kaack, M. Bernice, Rogers, Linda B., Rasmussen, Kelsi K., Rasmussen, Terri A., Henson, Elizabeth W., Henson, Michael C., Parekh, Falgunee K., Krogstad, Donald J.

“…In a prospective study of rhesus monkeys inoculated with Plasmodium coatneyi or saline on an infection/gestational timeline, we determined the serum levels of…”
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Serum leptin in nonpregnant and pregnant women and in old and new world nonhuman primates by Castracane, V Daniel, Hendrickx, Andrew G, Henson, Michael C

“…Leptin is a hormone that is produced during mammalian pregnancy in the placental trophoblast and other tissues, including! fetal and maternal adipocytes…”
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Alterations in the Profile of Blood Cell Types during Malaria in Previously Unexposed Primigravid Monkeys by Davison, Billie B, Kaack, M. Bernice, Rogers, Linda B, Rasmussen, Kelsi K, Rasmussen, Terri, Henson, Elizabeth W, Montenegro, Sonia, Henson, Michael C, Mzwaek, Fawaz, Krogstad, Donald J

“…Malaria in nonimmune, primigravid women threatens both mother and fetus. We used the Plasmodium coatneyi/rhesus monkey model to examine factors associated with…”
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Two Isoforms of the Leptin Receptor Are Enhanced in Pregnancy-Specific Tissues and Soluble Leptin Receptor Is Enhanced in Maternal Serum with Advancing Gestation in the Baboon by Edwards, Deborah E, Bohm, Jr, Rudolf P, Purcell, Jeanette, Ratterree, Marion S, Swan, Kenneth F, Castracane, V Daniel, Henson, Michael C

“…Leptin is a polypeptide hormone produced by adipose and other endocrine tissues. Although it has been linked to receptor-mediated pathways that directly…”
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Expression of placental leptin and leptin receptor transcripts in early pregnancy and at term by Henson, Michael C, Swan, Kenneth F, O’Neil, Jennifer S

“…Objective: To demonstrate the expression of messenger RNA (mRNA) transcripts for placental leptin and leptin receptor in early gestation and at term, to…”
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Leptin in Pregnancy: An Update1 by Henson, Michael C, Castracane, V. Daniel

“…Leptin influences satiety, adiposity, and metabolism and is associated with mechanisms regulating puberty onset, fertility, and pregnancy in various species…”
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Placental Endocrine Disruption Induced by Cadmium: Effects on P450 Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage and 3β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Enzymes in Cultured Human Trophoblasts by Kawai, Motoyuki, Swan, Kenneth F, Green, Amy E, Edwards, Deborah E, Anderson, Mary B, Henson, Michael C

“…We previously suggested that cadmium (Cd), an environmental toxicant and constituent of tobacco smoke, inhibits progesterone secretion in cultured human…”
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Effects of estrogen on leptin gene promoter activation in MCF-7 breast cancer and JEG-3 choriocarcinoma cells: selective regulation via estrogen receptors α and β by O'Neil, Jennifer S, Burow, Matthew E, Green, Amy E, McLachlan, John A, Henson, Michael C

“…Leptin is a potential regulator of conceptus development. We have previously suggested that in primate pregnancy, leptin biosynthesis is regulated by estrogen…”
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Leptin: roles and regulation in primate pregnancy by Henson, Michael C, Castracane, V Daniel

“…Leptin, a hormone produced by adipose tissue and the placenta, is enhanced in the maternal circulation throughout pregnancy in both the human and the baboon (…”
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Expression of placental low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein and scavenger receptors AI/AII transcripts in the baboon by Shi, Wenliang, Swan, Kenneth F., Henson, Michael C.

“…Objective: This study was undertaken to assess potential secondary lipoprotein-dependent mechanisms, scavenger receptor AI and AII (SR-AI and SR-AII), and…”
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Two Isoforms of the Leptin Receptor Are Enhanced in Pregnancy-Specific Tissues and Soluble Leptin Receptor Is Enhanced in Maternal Serum with Advancing Gestation in the Baboon1 by Edwards, Deborah E, Bohm Jr, Rudolf P, Purcell, Jeanette, Ratterree, Marion S, Swan, Kenneth F, Castracane, V. Daniel, Henson, Michael C

“…Leptin is a polypeptide hormone produced by adipose and other endocrine tissues. Although it has been linked to receptor-mediated pathways that directly…”
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Effects of Reduced Maternal Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Availability on Placental Progesterone Biosynthesis in the Baboon by Henson, Michael C., Greene, Sheila J., Reggio, Brett C., Shi, Wenliang, Swan, Kenneth F.

“…Abstract Maternal low density lipoprotein (LDL) is the principal source of cholesterol substrate for progesterone biosynthesis in the primate placental…”
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Effects of cadmium on cell viability, trophoblastic development, and expression of low density lipoprotein receptor transcripts in cultured human placental cells by Jolibois, Lloyd S, Burow, Matthew E, Swan, Kenneth F, George, William J, Anderson, Mary B, Henson, Michael C

“…Previously, we have demonstrated that cadmium inhibits progesterone release in cultured human trophoblast cells. In the present study, we investigated…”
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Hematologic and lymphocyte immunophenotypic reference values for normal rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) umbilical cord blood; gravidity may play a role in study design by Rogers, Linda B., Kaack, M. Bernice, Henson, Michael C., Rasmussen, Terri, Henson, Elizabeth, Veazey, Ronald S., Krogstad, Donald J., Davison, Billie B.

“…:  Hematology and flow cytometry reference values for rhesus umbilical cord blood (UCB) were established in 17 healthy infant rhesus monkeys delivered by…”
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Regulation of Pathways Determining Cholesterol Availability in the Baboon Placenta with Advancing Gestation by Shi, W, Swan, K F, Lear, S R, O'Neil, J S, Erickson, S K, Henson, M C

“…Low density lipoprotein (LDL) is accepted as the primary source of cholesterol for progesterone biosynthesis in the primate placental syncytiotrophoblast. We…”
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Serum Leptin Concentrations and Expression of Leptin Transcripts in Placental Trophoblast with Advancing Baboon Pregnancy1 by Henson, Michael C, Castracane, V. Daniel, O’Neil, Jennifer S, Gimpel, Terry, Swan, Kenneth F, Green, Amy E, Shi, Wenliang

“…Leptin is a polypeptide hormone originally thought to be produced exclusively by adipocytes. Recently, however, both leptin messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)…”
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