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The enigma of embryonic diapause by Renfree, Marilyn B, Fenelon, Jane C

“…Embryonic diapause - a period of embryonic suspension at the blastocyst stage - is a fascinating phenomenon that occurs in over 130 species of mammals, ranging…”
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The alternate pathway of androgen metabolism and window of sensitivity by Renfree, Marilyn B, Shaw, Geoff

“…Since the discovery in 1968 that dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is a major mediator of androgen action, a convincing body of evidence has accumulated to indicate…”
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The history of the discovery of embryonic diapause in mammals by Fenelon, Jane C, Renfree, Marilyn B

“…The first incidence of embryonic diapause in mammals was observed in the roe deer, Capreolus capreolus, in 1854 and confirmed in the early 1900s. Since then…”
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The origin and evolution of genomic imprinting and viviparity in mammals by Renfree, Marilyn B., Suzuki, Shunsuke, Kaneko-Ishino, Tomoko

“…Genomic imprinting is widespread in eutherian mammals. Marsupial mammals also have genomic imprinting, but in fewer loci. It has long been thought that genomic…”
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Evolution of vertebrate interferon inducible transmembrane proteins by Hickford, Danielle, Frankenberg, Stephen, Shaw, Geoff, Renfree, Marilyn B

“…Interferon inducible transmembrane proteins (IFITMs) have diverse roles, including the control of cell proliferation, promotion of homotypic cell adhesion,…”
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WOMEN IN REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCE: Reproduction down under by Renfree, Marilyn B

“…Australia is home to a unique assembly of mammals – the marsupials and monotremes. Despite this uniqueness, they have been largely ignored by the biomedical…”
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Women in reproductive science by Renfree, Marilyn B

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Retroviral envelope gene captures and syncytin exaptation for placentation in marsupials by Cornelis, Guillaume, Vernochet, Cécile, Carradec, Quentin, Souquere, Sylvie, Mulot, Baptiste, Catzeflis, François, Nilsson, Maria A, Menzies, Brandon R, Renfree, Marilyn B, Pierron, Gérard, Zeller, Ulrich, Heidmann, Odile, Dupressoir, Anne, Heidmann, Thierry

“…Syncytins are genes of retroviral origin captured by eutherian mammals, with a role in placentation. Here we show that some marsupials—which are the closest…”
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Incomplete lineage sorting and phenotypic evolution in marsupials by Feng, Shaohong, Bai, Ming, Rivas-González, Iker, Li, Cai, Liu, Shiping, Tong, Yijie, Yang, Haidong, Chen, Guangji, Xie, Duo, Sears, Karen E., Franco, Lida M., Gaitan-Espitia, Juan Diego, Nespolo, Roberto F., Johnson, Warren E., Yang, Huanming, Brandies, Parice A., Hogg, Carolyn J., Belov, Katherine, Renfree, Marilyn B., Helgen, Kristofer M., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Schierup, Mikkel Heide, Zhang, Guojie

“…Incomplete lineage sorting (ILS) makes ancestral genetic polymorphisms persist during rapid speciation events, inducing incongruences between gene trees and…”
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The structure of the TH/INS locus and the parental allele expressed are not conserved between mammals by Newman, Trent, Ishihara, Teruhito, Shaw, Geoff, Renfree, Marilyn B

“…Parent-of-origin-specific expression of imprinted genes is critical for successful mammalian growth and development. Insulin, coded by the INS gene, is an…”
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Platypus and echidna genomes reveal mammalian biology and evolution by Zhou, Yang, Shearwin-Whyatt, Linda, Li, Jing, Song, Zhenzhen, Hayakawa, Takashi, Stevens, David, Fenelon, Jane C., Peel, Emma, Cheng, Yuanyuan, Pajpach, Filip, Bradley, Natasha, Suzuki, Hikoyu, Nikaido, Masato, Damas, Joana, Daish, Tasman, Perry, Tahlia, Zhu, Zexian, Geng, Yuncong, Rhie, Arang, Sims, Ying, Wood, Jonathan, Haase, Bettina, Mountcastle, Jacquelyn, Fedrigo, Olivier, Li, Qiye, Yang, Huanming, Wang, Jian, Johnston, Stephen D., Phillippy, Adam M., Howe, Kerstin, Jarvis, Erich D., Ryder, Oliver A., Kaessmann, Henrik, Donnelly, Peter, Korlach, Jonas, Lewin, Harris A., Graves, Jennifer, Belov, Katherine, Renfree, Marilyn B., Grutzner, Frank, Zhou, Qi, Zhang, Guojie

“…Egg-laying mammals (monotremes) are the only extant mammalian outgroup to therians (marsupial and eutherian animals) and provide key insights into mammalian…”
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Adaptation and conservation insights from the koala genome by Johnson, Rebecca N., O’Meally, Denis, Chen, Zhiliang, Etherington, Graham J., Ho, Simon Y. W., Nash, Will J., Grueber, Catherine E., Cheng, Yuanyuan, Whittington, Camilla M., Dennison, Siobhan, Peel, Emma, Haerty, Wilfried, O’Neill, Rachel J., Colgan, Don, Russell, Tonia L., Alquezar-Planas, David E., Attenbrow, Val, Bragg, Jason G., Brandies, Parice A., Chong, Amanda Yoon-Yee, Deakin, Janine E., Di Palma, Federica, Duda, Zachary, Eldridge, Mark D. B., Ewart, Kyle M., Hogg, Carolyn J., Frankham, Greta J., Georges, Arthur, Gillett, Amber K., Govendir, Merran, Greenwood, Alex D., Hayakawa, Takashi, Helgen, Kristofer M., Hobbs, Matthew, Holleley, Clare E., Heider, Thomas N., Jones, Elizabeth A., King, Andrew, Madden, Danielle, Graves, Jennifer A. Marshall, Morris, Katrina M., Neaves, Linda E., Patel, Hardip R., Polkinghorne, Adam, Renfree, Marilyn B., Robin, Charles, Salinas, Ryan, Tsangaras, Kyriakos, Waters, Paul D., Waters, Shafagh A., Wright, Belinda, Wilkins, Marc R., Timms, Peter, Belov, Katherine

“…The koala, the only extant species of the marsupial family Phascolarctidae, is classified as ‘vulnerable’ due to habitat loss and widespread disease. We…”
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Comparing the potential for maternal-fetal signalling in oviparous and viviparous lizards by Wen, Jinglin, Ishihara, Teruhito, Renfree, Marilyn B, Griffith, Oliver W

“…The evolution of a placenta requires several steps including changing the timing of reproductive events, facilitating nutrient exchange, and the capacity for…”
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Embryos and embryonic stem cells from the white rhinoceros by Hildebrandt, Thomas B., Hermes, Robert, Colleoni, Silvia, Diecke, Sebastian, Holtze, Susanne, Renfree, Marilyn B., Stejskal, Jan, Hayashi, Katsuhiko, Drukker, Micha, Loi, Pasqualino, Göritz, Frank, Lazzari, Giovanna, Galli, Cesare

“…The northern white rhinoceros (NWR, Ceratotherium simum cottoni ) is the most endangered mammal in the world with only two females surviving. Here we adapt…”
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Atrazine disorganises laminin formation and reduces cell numbers in the tammar testis during early differentiation by Chen, Yu, Lay, Jaiden, Shaw, Geoffrey, Tarulli, Gerard A, Renfree, Marilyn B

“…Atrazine, like oestrogen, disorganises laminin formation and reduces the number of germ cells and Sertoli cells in the developing testes of the tammar wallaby…”
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The extension of mammalian pregnancy required taming inflammation: Independent evolution of extended placentation in the tammar wallaby by Dudley, Jessica S, Renfree, Marilyn B, Wagner, Günter P, Griffith, Oliver W

“…In the first live-bearing mammals, pregnancy was likely short and ended with a brief period of inflammatory maternal-fetal interaction. This mode of…”
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Conceptus Coats of Marsupials and Monotremes by Frankenberg, Stephen, Renfree, Marilyn B

“…Mammals evolved from oviparous reptiles that laid eggs in a dry, terrestrial environment, thus requiring large amounts of yolk to support development and…”
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Observations on the reproductive morphology of the female short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus by Fenelon, Jane C, Ferrier, Stephanie B, Johnston, Stephen D, Renfree, Marilyn B

“…Although monotremes diverged from the therian mammal lineage approximately 187 million years ago, they retain various plesiomorphic and/or reptilian-like…”
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On the origin of POU5F1 by Frankenberg, Stephen, Renfree, Marilyn B

“…Pluripotency is a fundamental property of early mammalian development but it is currently unclear to what extent its cellular mechanisms are conserved in…”
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The evolution of class V POU domain transcription factors in vertebrates and their characterisation in a marsupial by Frankenberg, Stephen, Pask, Andrew, Renfree, Marilyn B.

“…POU5F1 (OCT4) encodes a master regulator of pluripotency that is present in all mammals. A paralogue, POU2, is also present in the genomes of marsupials and…”
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