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Interaction of bovine granulosa and theca cells in a novel serum-free co-culture system by Allegrucci, C, Hunter, MG, Webb, R, Luck, MR

“…The objective of this study was to develop a defined culture system in which bovine follicular and granulosa cells are grown in close contact with each other…”
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Independent activation of MAP kinase and MPF during the initiation of meiotic maturation in pig oocytes by Ye, J, Flint, AP, Luck, MR, Campbell, KH

“…Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase is universally activated during oocyte maturation in all vertebrates studied to date. Its role in the resumption of…”
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Effect of Prenatal and Neonatal Anti-Androgen Flutamide Treatment on Aquaporin 5 Expression in the Adult Porcine Ovary by Grzesiak, M, Knapczyk-Stwora, K, Luck, MR, Mobasheri, A, Slomczynska, M

“…Contents The growth of ovarian follicles is accompanied by fluid‐filled antrum formation. Water movement within the follicular wall is predominantly…”
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Testosterone Influences Water Transport in Porcine Granulosa Cells by Grzesiak, M, Williams, L, Luck, MR

“…Contents The development of antral ovarian follicles entails fluid accumulation, but the mechanisms regulating water flux are unknown. Aquaporins are small,…”
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Follicular fluid rheology and the duration of the ovulatory process by Luck, M R, Ye, J, Almislimani, H, Hibberd, S

“…The fluid dynamics of ovulation were investigated to understand the mechanical role of follicular fluid in oocyte release. A set of equations describing the…”
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Bovine granulosa cells express extracellular matrix proteins and their regulators during luteinization in culture by Zhao, Y, Luck, M R

“…This study investigated the ability of bovine granulosa cells to express and secrete collagen, metalloproteinase (MMP) activity and a tissue inhibitor of…”
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Dynamic Changes in Meiotic Progression and Improvement of Developmental Competence of Pig Oocytes in Vitro by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Cycloheximide by YE, J, CAMPBELL, K. H. S, CRAIGON, J, LUCK, M. R

“…The effects of FSH, LH, and epidermal growth factor (EGF) on the dynamics of nuclear maturation and subsequent embryo development were examined in pig oocytes…”
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Ascorbic acid and fertility by LUCK, M. R, JEYASEELAN, I, SCHOLES, R. A

“…Ascorbic acid has long been associated with fertility, but no consistent study of its mechanism of action in reproductive tissues has been made. This article…”
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Secretion and gene expression of inhibin, oxytocin and steroid hormones during the in vitro differentiation of bovine granulosa cells by Luck, M R, Rodgers, R J, Findlay, J K

“…Bovine granulosa cells were cultured under defined conditions to examine (1) their secretion of immunoreactive inhibin, oxytocin, progesterone and oestradiol…”
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Secretion of IGF-1 by ovine granulosa cells: effects of growth hormone and follicle stimulating hormone by Khalid, M, Haresign, W, Luck, M.R

“…Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is implicated in follicle development and is considered to mediate the actions of growth hormone (GH) and gonadotrophins…”
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Follicular fluid rheology and the duration of the ovulatory process by Luck, MR, Ye, J, Almislimani, H, Hibberd, S

“…The fluid dynamics of ovulation were investigated to understand the mechanical role of follicular fluid in oocyte release. A set of equations describing the…”
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Distribution of the alpha 1 to alpha 6 chains of type IV collagen in bovine follicles by Rodgers, H.F. (Flinders University of South Australia, South Australia, Australia.), Irvine, C.M, Wezel, I.L. van, Lavranos, T.C, Luck, M.R, Sado, Y, Ninomiya, Y, Rodgers, R.J

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Follicular fluid responds endothermically to aqueous dilution by Luck, Martin R., Griffiths, Stephen, Gregson, Keith, Watson, Elaine, Nutley, Margaret, Cooper, Alan

“…BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that ovarian follicles are cooler than their surrounding tissues. The mechanism of this remarkable phenomenon is unclear. We…”
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Beta adrenoceptors mediate the catecholamine-induced stimulation of oxytocin secretion from cultured bovine granulosa cells by Luck, M R, Münker, M

“…Bovine granulosa cells were treated in culture with alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor ligands to determine the receptor subtype mediating their response to…”
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Gene expression and protein distribution of collagen, fibronectin and laminin in bovine follicles and corpora lutea by Zhao, Y, Luck, M R

“…The aim of this study was to locate sites of expression and deposition of collagen, fibronectin and laminin in the bovine ovary. RNA from the granulosa and…”
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Synchronization of porcine oocyte meiosis using cycloheximide and its application to the study of regulation by cumulus cells by Ye, J, Flint, A P F, Campbell, K H S, Luck, M R

“…This paper describes the use of the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide (CHX) to synchronize nuclear progression during meiotic maturation in porcine…”
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Distribution of extracellular matrix components in the developing ruminant corpus luteum: a wound repair hypothesis for luteinization by Silvester, L M, Luck, M R

“…The aim of this study was to investigate corpus luteum development by visualization of extracellular matrix proteins in the tissue at sequential stages of the…”
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Identification and measurement of collagen in the bovine corpus luteum and its relationship with ascorbic acid and tissue development by Luck, M R, Zhao, Y

“…A preliminary quantitative and qualitative analysis of the collagen component of the bovine luteal extracellular matrix is reported. The amount of collagen…”
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Cholinergic stimulation, through muscarinic receptors, of oxytocin and progesterone secretion from bovine granulosa cells undergoing spontaneous luteinization in serum-free culture by Luck, M R

“…Bovine granulosa cells were cultured in a defined serum-free system to examine their responsiveness to acetylcholine (ACh). Continuous exposure to…”
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Structural remodelling of reproductive tissues by Luck, M R, Zhao, Y

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