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Transcriptional Profiling of Pig Embryogenesis by Using a 15-K Member Unigene Set Specific for Pig Reproductive Tissues and Embryos by Whitworth, K.M, Agca, C, Kim, J.-G, Patel, R.V, Springer, G.K, Bivens, N.J, Forrester, L.J, Mathialagan, N, Green, J.A, Prather, R.S

“…Differential mRNA expression patterns were evaluated between germinal vesicle oocytes (pgvo), four-cell (p4civv), blastocyst (pblivv), and in vitro-produced…”
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Vascular endothelium-specific overexpression of human catalase in cloned pigs by Whyte, J. J., Samuel, M., Mahan, E., Padilla, J., Simmons, G. H., Arce-Esquivel, A. A., Bender, S. B., Whitworth, K. M., Hao, Y. H., Murphy, C. N., Walters, E. M., Prather, R. S., Laughlin, M. H.

“…The objective of this study was to develop transgenic Yucatan minipigs that overexpress human catalase (hCat) in an endothelial-specific manner. Catalase…”
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Research priorities for stillbirth: process overview and results from UK Stillbirth Priority Setting Partnership by Heazell, A. E. P., Whitworth, M. K., Whitcombe, J., Glover, S. W., Bevan, C., Brewin, J., Calderwood, C., Canter, A., Jessop, F., Johnson, G., Martin, I., Metcalf, L.

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Cervical leukocyte sub-populations in idiopathic preterm labour by Whitworth, M.K, Pafilis, I, Vince, G, Quenby, S

“…Abstract Objective To investigate cervical epithelial leukocyte sub-populations in pregnant women with a history of idiopathic preterm labour. Methods A…”
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Impact of laparotomy and liver resection on the peritoneal concentrations of fibroblast growth factor 2, vascular endothelial growth factor and hepatocyte growth factor by WHITWORTH, M. K, SHEEN, A, SHERLOCK, D, JAYSON, G. C, ROSA, D. D, DUFF, S. E, RYDER, D, BURUMDAYAL, A, WIENER, K, HAWKINS, R. E, SAUNDERS, M, VALLE, J. W

“…Some data have suggested that major surgery is associated with the post-operative growth of residual tumour masses but the mechanism of this is unknown. This…”
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Regulation of oocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number by follicular fluid, EGF, and neuregulin 1 during in vitro maturation affects embryo development in pigs by Mao, J, Whitworth, K.M, Spate, L.D, Walters, E.M, Zhao, J, Prather, R.S

“…Little is known about mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replication during oocyte maturation and its regulation by extracellular factors. The present study determined…”
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Expression of mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) during porcine gametogenesis and preimplantation embryo development by Antelman, J., Manandhar, G., Yi, Y.-J., Li, R., Whitworth, K.M., Sutovsky, M., Agca, C., Prather, R.S., Sutovsky, P.

“…Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) is responsible for stability, maintenance, and transcriptional control of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). We have…”
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Constructing cDNA libraries with fewer clones that contain long poly(dA) tails by Jiang, H, Bivens, N J, Ries, J E, Whitworth, K M, Green, J A, Forrester, L J, Springer, G K, Didion, B A, Mathialagan, N, Prather, R S, Lucy, M C

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Large-Scale Generation and Analysis of Expressed Sequence Tags from Porcine Ovary by HONGLIN JIANG, WHITWORTH, Kristin M, LUCY, Matthew C, BIVENS, Nathan J, RIES, James E, WOODS, Rami J, FORRESTER, Lawrence J, SPRINGER, Gordon K, MATHIALAGAN, Nagappan, AGCA, Cansu, PRATHER, Randall S

“…One method to identify the factors that control ovarian function is to characterize the genes that are expressed in ovary. In the present study, cDNA libraries…”
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Clinical guidelines in severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia by Whitworth, M.K., Reid, F., Arya, R., Smith, R.A., Baker, P.N., Myers, J.

“…Purpose - This article aims to assess the standard local recommended management of women with severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in relation to recommendations…”
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Scriptaid corrects gene expression of a few aberrantly reprogrammed transcripts in nuclear transfer pig blastocyst stage embryos by Whitworth, Kristin M, Zhao, Jiangou, Spate, Lee D, Li, Rongfeng, Prather, Randall S

“…Nuclear transfer efficiency in the pig is low and is thought to be caused by inadequate nuclear reprogramming. The objective of this study was to identify…”
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Effects of combined treatment of MG132 and scriptaid on early and term development of porcine somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos by Mao, Jiude, Tessanne, Kimberly, Whitworth, Kristin M, Spate, Lee D, Walters, Eric M, Samuel, Melissa S, Murphy, Clifton N, Tracy, Lisa, Zhao, Jianguo, Prather, Randall S

“…Although improving, the efficiency of producing offspring by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is still low (<1.5%). Our laboratory has demonstrated that…”
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Effect of a behavioural intervention in obese pregnant women (the UPBEAT study): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial by Poston, Lucilla, Prof, Bell, Ruth, MD, Croker, Helen, PhD, Flynn, Angela C, MSc, Godfrey, Keith M, Prof, Goff, Louise, PhD, Hayes, Louise, PhD, Khazaezadeh, Nina, MSc, Nelson, Scott M, Prof, Oteng-Ntim, Eugene, PhD, Pasupathy, Dharmintra, PhD, Patel, Nashita, MBBS, Robson, Stephen C, Prof, Sandall, Jane, Prof, Sanders, Thomas A B, Prof, Sattar, Naveed, Prof, Seed, Paul T, CStat, Wardle, Jane, Prof, Whitworth, Melissa K, MD, Briley, Annette L, PhD

“…Summary Background Behavioural interventions might improve clinical outcomes in pregnant women who are obese. We aimed to investigate whether a complex…”
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Transcriptional Profiling of Pig Embryogenesis by Using a 15-K Member Unigene Set Specific for Pig Reproductive Tissues and Embryos1 by Whitworth, K. M, Agca, C, Kim, J-G, Patel, R. V, Springer, G. K, Bivens, N. J, Forrester, L. J, Mathialagan, N, Green, J. A, Prather, R. S

“…Differential mRNA expression patterns were evaluated between germinal vesicle oocytes (pgvo), four-cell (p4civv), blastocyst (pblivv), and in vitro-produced…”
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The use of microarrays to define functionally-related genes that are differentially expressed in the cycling pig uterus by Green, J A, Kim, J G, Whitworth, K M, Agca, C, Prather, R S

“…In swine and other livestock, the uterine endometrium exhibits dramatic morphological and secretory changes throughout the oestrous cycle and during pregnancy…”
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Doctor, does this mean I'm going to starve to death? by Whitworth, Melissa K, Whitfield, Andrea, Holm, Søren, Shaffer, John, Makin, Wendy, Jayson, Gordon C

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Regulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Activity by Human Ovarian Cancer Tumor Endothelium by WHITWORTH, Melissa K, BACKEN, Alison C, GALLAGHER, John T, JAYSON, Gordon C, CLAMP, Andrew R, WILSON, Godfrey, MCVEY, Rhona, FRIEDL, Andreas, RAPRAEGER, Alan C, DAVID, Guido, MCGOWN, Alan, SLADE, Richard J

“…Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) is a potent angiogenic cytokine that is dependent on heparan sulfate for its biological activity. We have investigated the…”
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