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An Argument-Based Approach to Validity by Kane, Michael T

“…This article outlines a general, argument-based approach to validation, develops an interpretive argument for a placement test as an example, and examines some…”
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A novel follicle culture system markedly increases follicle volume, cell number and oestradiol secretion by Wycherley, G, Downey, D, Kane, M T, Hynes, A C

“…This study reports a novel, simple method for culture of mouse follicles which results in follicles with cell numbers similar to in vivo fully grown follicles…”
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Oxidative phosphorylation and the tricarboxylic acid cycle are essential for normal development of mouse ovarian follicles by Wycherley, G., Kane, M.T., Hynes, A.C.

“…BACKGROUND: Mouse ovarian follicles are typically grown in upright drops of culture medium. Recently we found that culture of follicles at the medium–gas…”
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Peptide growth factors and preimplantation development by Kane, MT, Morgan, PM, Coonan, C

“…This paper examines some of the problems and questions that must be considered in relation to research on the role of growth factors in preimplantation…”
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Phospholipase C and protein kinase C involvement in mouse embryonic stem-cell proliferation and apoptosis by Quinlan, LR, Faherty, S, Kane, MT

“…Activation of the phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) signal transduction system involves stimulation of phospholipase C (PLC) by hormones and other agonists to…”
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SELF-RENEWAL AND DIFFERENTIATION OF MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS AS MEASURED BY Oct4 GENE EXPRESSION: EFFECTS OF LIF, SERUM-FREE MEDIUM, RETINOIC ACID, AND dbcAMP by FAHERTY, S, KANE, M. T, QUINLAN, L. R

“…In this study we examined the interplay between serum, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), retinoic acid, and dibutyrl cyclic adenosine monophosphate (dbcAMP) in…”
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Inositol transport in mouse oocytes and preimplantation embryos: effects of mouse strain, embryo stage, sodium and the hexose transport inhibitor, phloridzin by Higgins, BD, Kane, MT

“…The uptake of myo-inositol by mouse oocytes and preimplantation embryos of a crossbred (DBA x C57BL/6) and a purebred outbred strain (MF1) was measured using…”
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A review of in vitro gamete maturation and embryo culture and potential impact on future animal biotechnology by Kane, M.T.

“…This review considers the relationship of in vitro gamete maturation and embryo culture to the future development of animal biotechnology. The areas reviewed…”
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In situ oviduct and uterine pH in cattle by Hugentobler, S, Morris, D.G, Kane, M.T, Sreenan, J.M

“…Knowledge of oviduct and uterine pH in cattle is lacking mainly because of the difficulty of accessing these reproductive tissues, which for the oviduct at…”
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Inositol transport in preimplantation rabbit embryos: effects of embryo stage, sodium, osmolality and metabolic inhibitors by Warner, SM, Conlon, FV, Kane, MT

“…The preimplantation period in the rabbit consists of a 3 day cleavage stage during which the number of cells increases with little change in embryo size,…”
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Nature of glycosylphosphatidylinositols produced by mouse embryonic stem cells by Quinlan, LR, Kane, MT

“…Incorporation of [(3)H]inositol into mouse embryonic stem cells of the CCE cell line leads to the labelling of the three common phosphoinositides,…”
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Uptake and incorporation of myo-inositol by bovine preimplantation embryos from two-cell to early blastocyst stages by Hynes, A.C, Screenan, J.M, Kane, M.T

“…The uptake of myo‐inositol and its incorporation into the phosphoinositides and inositol phosphates of the phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) signal transduction…”
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Inositol transport in mouse embryonic stem cells by Higgins, B D, Kane, M T

“…The uptake of myo-inositol by mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells was measured using [2-(3)H]myo-inositol. Uptake of myo-inositol by ES cells occurred in a mainly…”
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Investigation of the role of inositol and the phosphatidylinositol signal transduction system in mouse embryonic stem cells by Duffy, C, Kane, M T

“…The aims of this study were to investigate in mouse embryonic stem cells (1) the requirement for myo -inositol for cell proliferation, (2) the incorporation of…”
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Vitamin requirements for development of eight-cell hamster embryos to hatching blastocysts in vitro by KANE, M. T, BAVISTER, B. D

“…We have shown in previous studies that development of 8-cell hamster embryos to hatching and hatched blastocysts in vitro is stimulated by the addition to the…”
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Immunization of rats and sheep against granulosa cell-inhibitory factor from bovine follicular fluid increases the number of large follicles in rats and the ovulation rate in sheep by Hynes, A C, Kane, M T, Sreenan, J M

“…Granulosa cell-inhibitory factor (GCIF), a low molecular weight factor from bovine follicular fluid, inhibits the proliferation of bovine granulosa cells in…”
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Partial purification from bovine follicular fluid of a factor of low molecular mass with inhibitory effects on the proliferation of bovine granulosa cells in vitro and on rat follicular development in vivo by Hynes, A C, Kane, M T, Sreenan, J M

“…Bovine follicular fluid was aspirated from follicles of 2–20 mm in diameter, charcoal-treated to remove steroids and then separated into low and high molecular…”
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Minimal nutrient requirements for culture of one-cell rabbit embryos by KANE, M. T

“…The minimal nutrient requirements of one-cell rabbit embryos for cleavage during in vitro culture were investigated. One-cell rabbit embryos were cultivated in…”
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Designing and evaluating standard-setting procedures for licensure and certification tests by KANE, M. T, CROOKS, T. J, COHEN, A. S

“…Passing scores for licensure and certification tests are justified by showing that decisions based on the passing score achieve the purposes of the…”
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Purification of an embryotrophic factor from commercial bovine serum albumin and its identification as citrate by Gray, C W, Morgan, P M, Kane, M T

“…A factor of low M r with growth-promoting effects on rabbit embryos was extracted and purified from commercial bovine serum albumin (BSA). This embryotrophic…”
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