Research
Recently, an effective testis culture method using a gas-liquid interphase, capable of differentiate male germ cells from neonatal spermatogonia to spermatozoa has been developed. Nevertheless, this methodolog...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:85
Published on: 18 October 2017
Review
Decidualization is an intricate biological process where extensive morphological, functional, and genetic changes take place in endometrial stromal cells to support the development of an implanting blastocyst....
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:84
Published on: 13 October 2017
Research
Approximately half of recurrent miscarriages have unexplained etiology. Recent evidences suggest that cytokines are important determinants in pregnancy maintenance and as such, cytokine gene polymorphisms, whi...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:83
Published on: 10 October 2017
Correction
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:82
Published on: 9 October 2017
The original article was published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:72
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There are many variables affecting the onset of puberty in animals, including genetic, nutritional, and environmental factors. Recent studies suggest that epigenetic regulation, especially DNA methylation, pla...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:81
Published on: 6 October 2017
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Morphometric and morphokinetic evaluation of in vitro cultured human embryos allows evaluation without time restriction and reduces intra- and inter-observer variability. Even though these technologies have be...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:79
Published on: 3 October 2017
Review
We describe two cases of dichorionic triplet pregnancy after a frozen-thawed poor-stage embryo transfer.
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:80
Published on: 3 October 2017
Review
Ooplasmic transfer (OT) technique or cytoplasmic transfer is an emerging technique with relative success, having a significant status in assisted reproduction. This technique had effectively paved the way to a...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:77
Published on: 2 October 2017
Research
Embryo implantation is crucial for animal reproduction. Unsuccessful embryo implantation leads to pregnancy failure, especially in human-assisted conception. Environmental factors have a profound impact on emb...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:78
Published on: 2 October 2017
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Mechanical endometrial injury prior to IVF has been suggested as a means to increase implantation rates by improving endometrial receptivity. However, the effects of endometrial injury in proliferative vs. lut...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:75
Published on: 22 September 2017
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Mural granulosa cells from IVF patients were provided by the West Virginia University Center for Reproductive Medicine in Morgantown, WV. The effect of adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase (AMPK) a...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:76
Published on: 22 September 2017
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Sperm cryopreservation is the most effective method to preserve male fertility but this is normally used for motile spermatozoa. Thus, only motile spermatozoa are used for cryopreservation in most reproductive...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:74
Published on: 18 September 2017
Research
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) regulates reproductive processes in the cow. Ovarian granulosa cells play a pivotal role in follicle growth and development. Nevertheless, the role of LPA in the local regulation of...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:72
Published on: 6 September 2017
The Correction to this article has been published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:82
Review
Uterine natural killer (uNK) cells are short-lived, terminally differentiated and the most abundant lymphocytes in the uterus which play a crucial role in the spiral arteriole modification and establishment of...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:73
Published on: 6 September 2017
Research
The use of progestin (P) during ovarian stimulation is effective in blocking the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge in women with normal ovarian reserve, however, its effects have not been determined in poor respo...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:71
Published on: 5 September 2017
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For the last year we have been treating normal responders with gonadotropins and letrozole during the whole stimulation in order to improve response to FSH by increasing the intrafollicular androgen concentrat...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:70
Published on: 30 August 2017
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Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1), as a characteristic regulator in meiosis, organizes multiple biological events of cell division. Although Plk1 has been implicated in various functions in somatic cell mitotic proces...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:69
Published on: 29 August 2017
Research
Missed abortion is a common occurrence for otherwise healthy women. Immunological factor is one of the most important reasons. Tumor necrosis factor-α-induced protein-8 like-2 (TIPE2) is a novel negative immun...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:68
Published on: 29 August 2017
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The World Health Organization (WHO) international body mass index (BMI) cut-off points defining pre-pregnancy BMI categories in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines are not directly applicable to Asians....
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:67
Published on: 22 August 2017
Research
Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NACHT), leucine rich repeat (LRR) and pyrin domain (PYD) 7 containing protein, NLRP7, is a member of the NLR family which serves as innate immune sensors. Mutations a...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:66
Published on: 15 August 2017
Review
The Catsper channel is a sperm-specific, Ca2+-permeable, pH-dependent, and low voltage-dependent channel that is essential for the hyperactivity of sperm flagellum, chemotaxis towards the egg, capacitation and ac...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:65
Published on: 15 August 2017
Research
Endometrial cells secrete various cytokines and the dysfunction of endometrial cells may directly lead to infertility. Interferon tau (IFNT) secreted by trophoblast cells, a well-known pregnancy recognition si...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:63
Published on: 14 August 2017
Research
Ultrasound elastography is a non-invasive medical imaging technique able to quantitatively characterize the stiffness of a given tissue. It has been shown to predict the risk for cervical insufficiency and pre...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:64
Published on: 14 August 2017
Retraction Note
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:62
Published on: 11 August 2017
The original article was published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2015 13:97
Research
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), whose aetiology is unknown, is predominately a familial syndrome but confirmation of candidate genes has proved elusive. The developmental hypothesis for the origin of PCOS su...
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2017 15:61
Published on: 8 August 2017
