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The balance between apoptosis and autophagy regulates testis regression and recrudescence in the seasonal-breeding South American plains vizcacha, Lagostomus maximus by González, Candela R, Muscarsel Isla, María L, Vitullo, Alfredo D

“…Mammalian testis undergoes deep changes in their architecture and function during photoregression conditions in seasonal breeders. Particularly, the testicular…”
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Early embryonic development and spatiotemporal localization of mammalian primordial germ cell-associated proteins in the basal rodent Lagostomus maximus by Leopardo, Noelia P., Vitullo, Alfredo D.

“…The gene network controlling primordial germ cell (PGC) specification in eutherian mammals has been exhaustively investigated in mice. The egg-cylinder…”
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A dual death/survival role of autophagy in the adult ovary of Lagostomus maximus (Mammalia- Rodentia) by Leopardo, Noelia P, Velazquez, Mariela E, Cortasa, Santiago, González, Candela R, Vitullo, Alfredo D

“…Follicular atresia is a cell death event that occurs in the great majority of follicles before ovulation in the mature mammalian ovary. Germ cell loss has been…”
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Autophagy favors survival of corpora lutea during the long-lasting pregnancy of the South American plains vizcacha, Lagostomus maximus (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) by Caram, Daira A., Inserra, Pablo I. F., Vitullo, Alfredo D., Leopardo, Noelia P.

“…The corpus luteum (CL) is a transient endocrine gland that plays a crucial role in establishing and maintaining pregnancy. Although autophagy and apoptosis…”
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Editorial: Environmental factors affecting the germ line epigenome by Vitullo, Alfredo D, Roldan, Eduardo R S, González, Candela R

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FOXO3 and PTEN expression in the ovary of girls with extra-gonadal cancer with or without chemotherapy treatment prior to cryopreservation by Albamonte, María Itatí, Calabró, Lara Y, Albamonte, Mirta S, Vitullo, Alfredo D

“…Abstract Background FOXO3/pFOXO3 and PTEN expression is known to regulate the dormancy/activation of ovarian primordial follicles. How chemotherapy could…”
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First record of an infection by tissue cyst-forming coccidia in wild vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus, Rodentia) of Argentina by Cwirenbaum, Ruth, Schmidt, Alejandro R., Cortasa, Santiago A., Corso, María C., Vitullo, Alfredo D., Dorfman, Verónica B., Halperin, Julia

“…Endoparasites of the Sarcocystidae family share the ability to form tissue cysts in their intermediate hosts, ultimately leading to pathogenesis in the…”
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Psychostimulant-Induced Testicular Toxicity in Mice: Evidence of Cocaine and Caffeine Effects on the Local Dopaminergic System by González, Candela R, González, Betina, Matzkin, María E, Muñiz, Javier A, Cadet, Jean Lud, Garcia-Rill, Edgar, Urbano, Francisco J, Vitullo, Alfredo D, Bisagno, Veronica

“…Several organ systems can be affected by psychostimulant toxicity. However, there is not sufficient evidence about the impact of psychostimulant intake on…”
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Transcriptome profiling of histone writers/erasers enzymes across spermatogenesis, mature sperm and pre-cleavage embryo: Implications in paternal epigenome transitions and inheritance mechanisms by Barbero, Gastón, de Sousa Serro, Maximiliano G, Perez Lujan, Camila, Vitullo, Alfredo D, González, Candela R, González, Betina

“…Accumulating evidence points out that sperm carry epigenetic instructions to embryo in the form of retained histones marks and RNA cargo that can transmit…”
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Dopamine Receptor D1 Contributes to Cocaine Epigenetic Reprogramming of Histone Modifications in Male Germ Cells by González, Betina, Gancedo, Samanta N, Garazatua, Sahira A Janeir, Roldán, Eduardo, Vitullo, Alfredo D, González, Candela R

“…Paternal environmental perturbations, including cocaine intake, can affect the development and behavior of the offspring through epigenetic inheritance…”
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Preservation of fertility in female and male prepubertal patients diagnosed with cancer by Albamonte, María Itatí, Vitullo, Alfredo D.

“…Over the past two decades, the importance of fertility preservation has grown not only in the realm of medical and clinical patient care, but also in the field…”
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Ovary of the Gestating South American Plains Vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus): Suppressed Apoptosis and Corpora Lutea Persistence by Jensen, Federico, Willis, Miguel A, Leopardo, Noelia P, Espinosa, María B, Vitullo, Alfredo D

“…The South American plains vizcacha, Lagostomus maximus, displays an exceptional ovulation rate of up to 800 eggs per cycle, the highest rate recorded for a…”
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Naturally suppressed apoptosis prevents follicular atresia and oocyte reserve decline in the adult ovary of Lagostomus maximus (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) by Jensen, Federico, Willis, Miguel A, Albamonte, Mirta S, Espinosa, María B, Vitullo, Alfredo D

“…It has been widely accepted that mammalian females are born with a non-renewing, finite pool of oocytes that will be continuously cleared by atresia, with only…”
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Nutritional deficiency and placenta calcification underlie constitutive, selective embryo loss in pregnant South American plains vizcacha, Lagostomus maximus (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) by Giacchino, Mariela, Claver, Juan A., Inserra, Pablo IF, Lange, Fernando D., Gariboldi, María C., Ferraris, Sergio R., Vitullo, Alfredo D.

“…Plains vizcacha females are able to ovulate up to 800 oocytes per estrus cycle. However, just 10–12 embryos are implanted and only two of them, those located…”
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Cocaine alters the mouse testicular epigenome with direct impact on histone acetylation and DNA methylation marks by González, Betina, Pantoja, Camilo R. Gambini, Sosa, Maximo H., Vitullo, Alfredo D., Bisagno, Verónica, González, Candela R.

“…•Cocaine disrupts mouse testicular epigenetic homeostasis, increasing DNA methylation in germ cells and sperm.•Cocaine increased acetylated histone 3 and 4,…”
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The infant and pubertal human ovary: Balbiani's body-associated VASA expression, immunohistochemical detection of apoptosis-related BCL2 and BAX proteins, and DNA fragmentation by Albamonte, María Itatí, Albamonte, Mirta S., Stella, Inés, Zuccardi, Luis, Vitullo, Alfredo D.

“…STUDY QUESTION How do apoptosis-related BCL2 and BAX genes, known to regulate death or survival of germ cells in fetal and adult life, and germ-cell-specific…”
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The key action of estradiol and progesterone enables GnRH delivery during gestation in the South American plains vizcacha, Lagostomus maximus by Inserra, Pablo I.F., Charif, Santiago E., Fidel, Victoria, Giacchino, Mariela, Schmidt, Alejandro R., Villarreal, Federico M., Proietto, Sofía, Cortasa, Santiago A., Corso, María C., Gariboldi, María C., Leopardo, Noelia P., Fraunhoffer, Nicolás A., Di Giorgio, Noelia P., Lux-Lantos, Victoria A., Halperin, Julia, Vitullo, Alfredo D., Dorfman, Verónica B.

“…•Pharmacological doses of progesterone (P4) and estradiol (E2) inhibited hypothalamic GnRH expression.•Physiological doses of P4 and E2 differentially altered…”
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Endoscopy, histology and electron microscopy analysis of foetal membranes in pregnant South American plains vizcacha reveal unusual excrescences on the yolk sac by Giacchino, Mariela, Inserra, Pablo I. F., Lange, Fernando D., Gariboldi, María C., Ferraris, Sergio R., Vitullo, Alfredo D.

“…The South American hystricognathe Lagostomus maximus is a fossorial rodent whose females show unique reproductive characteristics. They have a 155-day long…”
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Estradiol, progesterone and prolactin modulate mammary gland morphogenesis in adult female plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) by Halperin, Julia, Dorfman, Veronica B., Fraunhoffer, Nicolas, Vitullo, Alfredo D.

“…We studied for the first time the mammary gland morphogenesis and its hormonal modulation by immunolocalizing estradiol, progesterone and prolactin receptors…”
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The developing human ovary: immunohistochemical analysis of germ-cell-specific VASA protein, BCL-2/BAX expression balance and apoptosis by Albamonte, Mirta S., Willis, Miguel A., Albamonte, María I., Jensen, Federico, Espinosa, María B., Vitullo, Alfredo D.

“…BACKGROUND Germ cell number during ovarian organogenesis is regulated through programmed cell death. We investigated the expression of germ-cell-specific VASA…”
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