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Publications

 

Featured Papers

BIAN Y, ALBERIO R, ALLEGRUCCI C, CAMPBELL KHS and JOHNSON AD. 2009. Epigenetic marks in somatic chromatin are remodelled to resemble pluripotent nuclei by amphibian oocyte extracts, Epigenetics, 4(3), 194-202. more >

 

Selected recent publications arising from the work of the Division of Animal Sciences are as follows:

Reproductive Physiology   Animal Production  Developmental Biology  Neuroscience  Applied Bioethics   Teaching Methodologies

 Reproductive Physiology

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2011

 

2010

GARNSWORTHY PC, FENG S, LOCK AL and ROYAL MD. 2010. Short Communication: Heritability Of Milk Fatty Acid Composition And Stearoyl-Coa Desaturase Indices In Dairy Cows Journal Of Dairy Science, 93(4), 1743-1748.

KELLY R, ALBERIO R and CAMPBELL KH. 2010. A-type lamin dynamics in bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos. Reproduction Fertility and Development, 22, 956-965.

WONNACOTT KE, KWONG WY, HUGHES J, SALTER AM, LEA RG, GARNSWORTHY PC and SINCLAIR KD. 2010. Dietary omega-3 and-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids affect the composition and development of sheep granulosa cells, oocytes and embryos. Reproduction, 139, 57-69.

2009

AGUILAR-PÉREZ C, KU-VERA J, CENTURIÓN-CASTRO F and GARNSWORTHY PC. 2009. Energy balance, milk production and reproduction in grazing crossbred cows in the tropics with and without cereal supplementation. Livestock Science, 122, 227-233.

FOULADI-NASHTA AA, WONNACOTT KE, GUTIERREZ CG, GONG JG, SINCLAIR KD, GARNSWORTHY PC and WEBB R. 2009. Oocyte quality in lactating dairy cows fed on high levels of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids. Reproduction, 138, 771-781.

GARNSWORTHY PC, FOULADI-NASHTA AA, MANN GE, SINCLAIR KD and WEBB R. 2009. Effect of dietary-induced changes in plasma insulin concentrations during the early postpartum period on pregnancy rate in dairy cows. Reproduction, 137, 759-768.

GARNSWORTHY PC, GONG JG, ARMSTRONG DG, MANN GE, SINCLAIR KD and WEBB R. 2009. Effect of site of starch digestion on metabolic hormones and ovarian function in dairy cows. Livestock Science, 125, 161-168.

KENDALL NR, FLINT APF and MANN GE. 2009. Incidence and treatment of inadequate postovulatory progesterone concentrations in repeat breeder cows. The Veterinary Journal, 181(2), 158-162. 

ROOKE JA, AINSLIE A, WATT RG, ALINK FM, MCEVOY TG, SINCLAIR KD, GARNSWORTHY PC and WEBB R. 2009. Dietary carbohydrates and amino acids influence oocyte quality in dairy heifers. Reproduction Fertility and Development, 21, 419-427.

2008

AGUILAR-PÉREZ C, KU-VERA J and GARNSWORTHY PC. 2008. Effects of bypass fat on energy balance, milk production and reproduction in grazing crossbred cows in the tropics. Livestock Science, 121, 64-71.

GARDNER DS, LEA RG and SINCLAIR KS. 2008. Developmental programming of reproduction and fertility: What is the evidence?. Animal, 2, 1128-1134. 

GARNSWORTHY PC, GONG JG, ARMSTRONG DG, NEWBOLD JR, MARSDEN M, RICHARDS SE, MANN GE, SINCLAIR KD and WEBB R. 2008. Nutrition, Metabolism and Fertility in Dairy Cows: 3. Amino Acids and Ovarian Function. Journal of Dairy Science, 91, 4190 – 4197.

GARNSWORTHY PC, LOCK AL, MANN GE, SINCLAIR KD and WEBB R, 2008. Nutrition, Metabolism and Fertility in Dairy Cows: 1. Dietary Energy Source and Ovarian Function. Journal of Dairy Science, 91, 3814-3823.

GARNSWORTHY PC, LOCK AL, MANN GE, SINCLAIR KD and WEBB R. 2008. Nutrition, Metabolism and Fertility in Dairy Cows: 2. Dietary Fatty Acids and Ovarian Function. Journal of Dairy Science, 91, 3824 – 3833.

GARNSWORTHY PC, SINCLAIR KD and WEBB R. 2008. Integration of physiological mechanisms that influence fertility in dairy cows. Animal, 2, 1144-1152.

MAAS JA, GARNSWORTHY PC and FLINT APF. 2008. Modelling responses to nutritional, endocrine and genetic strategies to increase fertility in the UK dairy herd. The Veterinary Journal, 180, 356-362.

ROBINSON RS, HAMMOND AJ, MANN GE and HUNTER MG. 2008. A novel physiological culture system that mimics luteal angiogenesis. Reproduction, 135(3), 405-13.

ROBINSON RS, HAMMOND AJ, WATHES DC, HUNTER MG and MANN GE. 2008. Corpus luteum-endometrium-embryo interactions in the dairy cow: underlying mechanisms and clinical relevance. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 432, 104-12.

ROOKE JA, AINSLIE A, WATT RG, ALINK FM, MCEVOY TG, SINCLAIR KD, GARNSWORTHY PC and WEBB R. 2008. Feeding frequency has diet-dependant effects on plasma hormone concentrations but does not affect oocyte quality in dairy heifers fed fibre- or starch-based diets. Animal, 2(9), 1361-1370.

SINCLAIR KD, LUNN LA, KWONG WY, WONNACOTT K, LINFORTH RST and CRAIGON J. 2008. Amino acid and fatty acid composition of follicular fluid as predictors of in-vitro embryo development. Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 16, 859-868.

SINCLAIR KD. 2008. Assisted reproductive technologies and pregnancy outcomes: mechanistic insights from animal studies. Seminars in reproductive medicine, 26(2), 153-61.

SIROTKIN AV and LUCK MR. 2008. The ovarian cycle, oogenesis and their regulation. [Book chapter] In: Laurincik J (Ed.) Animal Biotechnology Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantin the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovakia; pp 10-28.

THURSTON A, TAYLOR J, GARDNER J, SINCLAIR KD and YOUNG LE. 2008. Monoallelic expression of nine imprinted genes in the sheep embryo occurs after the blastocyst stage. Reproduction, 135(1), 29-40.

2007

ASHWORTH CJ, EDWARDS SE, FERGUSON EM and HUNTER MG. 2007. Nutritional insights into the origins of embryonic loss in the pig. Proceedings of the Second Havemeyer Workshop.

FERGUSON EM, SLEVIN J, HUNTER MG, EDWARDS SA and ASHWORTH CJ. 2007. Beneficial effects of a high fibre diet on oocyte maturity and embryo survival in gilts. Reproduction, 133 (2), 433-439.

FOULADI-NASHTA AA, GUTIERREZ CG, GONG JG, GARNSWORTHY PC and WEBB R. 2007. Impact of dietary fatty acids on oocyte quality and development in lactating dairy cows. Biology of Reproduction, 77, 9-17.

GREEN MP, MANN GE and HUNTER MG. 2007. Luteal characteristics and progesterone production on day 5 of the bovine oestrous cycle. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 42(6), 643-7.

MANN GE, SCHOLEY DV and ROBINSON RS. 2007. Identification of elevated concentrations of estradiol in bovine uterine endometrium. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 33(4), 437-441.

MANN GE, ROBINSON RS and HUNTER MG. 2007. Corpus luteum size and function following single and double ovulations in non-lactating dairy cows. Theriogenology, 67(7), 1256-61.

NICKLIN LT, ROBINSON RS, MARSTERS P, CAMPBELL BK, MANN GE and HUNTER MG. 2007. Leptin in the bovine corpus luteum: Receptor expression and effects on progesterone production. Molecular Reproduction and Development, 74(6), 724-729.

NICKLIN LT, ROBINSON RS, CAMPBELL BK, HUNTER MG and MANN GE. 2007. Leptin infusion during the early luteal phase in ewes does not affect progesterone production. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 33, 240-244.

ROBINSON RS, NICKLIN LT, HAMMOND AJ, SCHAMS D, HUNTER MG and MANN GE. 2007. Fibroblast growth factor 2 is more dynamic than vascular endothelial growth factor a during the follicle-luteal transition in the cow. Biology of Reproduction, 77(1), 28-36.

WANG CK, ROBINSON RS, FLINT APF and MANN GE. 2007. Quantitative analysis of changes in endometrial gland morphology during the bovine oestrous cycle and their association with progesterone levels. Reproduction, 134(2), 365-71.

WATHES DC, BOURNE N, CHENG Z, MANN GE, TAYLOR VJ and COFFEY MP. 2007. Multiple correlation analyses of metabolic and endocrine profiles with fertility in primiparous and multiparous cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 90(3), 1310-25.

WEBB R, GARNSWORTHY PC, CAMPBELL BK and HUNTER MG. 2007. Intra-ovarian regulation of follicular development and oocyte competence in farm animals. Theriogenology, 68S, S22-S29.

YE J, COLEMAN J, HUNTER, MG, CRAIGON J, CAMPBELL KHS and LUCK MR. 2007. Physiological temperature variants and culture media modify meiotic progression and developmental potential of pig oocytes in vitro. Reproduction, 133(5), 877-886.

2006

CAMPBELL KHS, ALBERIO R, DENNING C and LEE J-H. 2006. Somatic cell nuclear transplantation. In: Cell Biology: A laboratory Handbook; Celis,J.E., (Ed.) Academic Press 3rd edition.

DERECKA K, WANG CK and FLINT APF. 2006. Interactions between the cytomegalovirus promoter and the oestrogen response element: implications for design of oestrogen-responsive reporter plasmids. Journal of Biomolecular Techniques, 17, 217-227. 

FERGUSON EM, SLEVIN J, EDWARDS SA, HUNTER MG and ASHWORTH CJ. 2006. Effect of alterations in the quantity and composition of the pre-mating diet on embryo survival and fetal growth in the pig. Animal Reproduction Science, 96, 89-103.

IRVING-RODGERS HF, ROGER J, LUCK MR and RODGER RJ. 2006. Extracellular matrix of the corpus luteum. Seminars in reproductive medicine, 24(4), 242-50.

KELLY R, ALBERIO R and CAMPBELL KH. 2006. Nuclear lamin A/C expression in bovine parthenotes and nuclear transfer embryos. Reproduction Fertility and Development, 18, 131-132. 

ROBINSON RS, FRAY MD, WATHES DC, LAMMING GE and MANN GE. 2006. In vivo expression of interferon tau mRNA by the embryonic trophoblast and uterine concentrations of interferon tau protein during early pregnancy in the cow. Molecular Reproduction and Development, 73, 470-474.

ROBINSON RS, HAMMOND AJ, NICKLIN LT, SCHAMS D, MANN GE and HUNTER MG. 2006. Endocrine and cellular characteristics of corpora lutea from cows with a delayed post-ovulatory progesterone rise. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 31(2), 154-172.

ROBINSON RS, HUNTER MG and MANN GE. 2006. Supra-basal progesterone concentrations during the follicular phase are associated with development of cystic follicles in dairy cows. The Veterinary Journal, 172(2), 340-346.

WEBB R, DUGAN K, QUINN RL, FOULADI-NASHTA A and HUNTER MG. 2006. Follicular development: from fetus to fertilization. Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 34, 95-114.

2005

BRANKIN V, QUINN RL, WEBB R and HUNTER MG. 2005. Evidence for a functional bone morphogenetic protein system in the porcine ovary. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 28, 367-379.

BRANKIN V, QUINN RL, WEBB R. and HUNTER MG, 2005. BMP-2 and -6 modulate porcine theca cell function alone and co-cultured with granulosa cells. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 29, 593-604.

CAMPBELL KH, ALBERIO R, CHOI I, FISHER P, KELLY RD, LEE J-H and MAALOUF W. 2005. Cloning: Eight Years After Dolly. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 40, 256-268.

CAMPBELL KHS and ALBERIO R. 2005. Epigenetics in development and cloning by nuclear transfer: alternative approaches to nuclear reprogramming. In: Implantation and early development; Critchley,H., Cameron, I. and Smith, S., (Eds.) PCOG Press pp. 130-140.

FOULADI NASHTA AA, ALBERIO R, KAFI M, NICHOLAS B and CAMPBELL KH. 2005. Differential staining combined with TUNEL labelling to detect apoptosis in preimplantation embryos. Reproductive Biomedicine online 10, 497-502.

GREEN MP, HUNTER MG and MANN GE. 2005. Relationships between maternal hormone secretion and embryo development on day 5 of pregnancy in dairy cows. Animal Reproduction Science, 88, 179-189.

HUNTER MG, BRANKIN V, QUINN RL, FERGUSON EF, EDWARDS SA and ASHWORTH CJ, 2005. Oocyte-somatic cell - endocrine interactions in pigs. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 29, 371-384.

LAMMING GE, HUNTER M, SCHOLEY DV and MANN GE. 2005. Endometrial oxytocin receptor concentration and activity in prepubertal ewe lambs. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 40, 123-125.

MANN GE, WONACOTT KE and KENDALL NR., 2005. Managing dairy cow fertility. Cattle Practice, 13, 1-3.

MANN GE, KEATING ER, HUNTER M, HEDLEY BA and LAMMING GE. 2005. The use of milk progesterone to monitor reproductive function in beef suckler cows. Animal Reproduction Science, 88, 169-177.

MANN GE, MANN SJ, BLACHE D and WEBB R 2005. Metabolic variables and plasma leptin concentrations in dairy cows exhibiting reproductive cycle abnormalities identified through milk progesterone monitoring during the post partum period. Animal Reproduction Science, 88, 191-202.

ROBINSON RS, HAMMOND AJ, HUNTER MG and MANN GE. 2005. The induction of a delayed post-ovulatory progesterone rise in dairy cows: a novel model. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 28, 285-295.

YE J, CAMPBELL KHS, CRAIGON J and LUCK MR, 2005. Dynamic changes in meiotic progression and improvement of developmental competence of pig oocytes in vitro by follicle-stimulating hormone and cycloheximide. Biology of Reproduction, 72, 399-406.

2004

DERECKA K, HUNTER M, ROYAL MD, SMITH C and FLINT APF, 2004. Application of DNA amplification for genotyping cattle from milk. Journal of Genome Science and Technology, 3, 14-16.

FERGUSON EM, ASHWORTH CJ, HUNTER MG, PENNY P, SLEVIN J and EDWARDS SA. 2004. The effect of feeding a high fibre diet from mid lactation until breeding on subsequent litter size of sows. The Appliance of Pig Science, 175-179.

GARNSWORTHY PC. 2004. The environmental impact of fertility in dairy cows: a modelling approach to predict methane and ammonia emissions. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 112, 211-223.

HUNTER MG, HUDSON N, MITCHELL M, WALKER RM and WEBB R. 2004. Resumption of follicle growth in gilts after ovarian autografting. Animal Reproduction Science, 80, 317-328.

HUNTER MG, ROBINSON RS, MANN GE and WEBB R. 2004. Endocrine and paracrine control of follicular development and ovulation rate in farm species. Animal Reproduction Science, 82, 461-477 LI,Q

MANN GE. 2004. Infertility - Target treatment. Cattle Practice, 12, 57-60.

NIWA N and HUNTER MG, 2004. Effects of estradiol-17on in vitro maturation of pig oocytes in protein-free medium. Journal of Reproduction and Development, 50, 305-313.

PRYCE JE, ROYAL MD, GARNSWORTHY PC and MAO IL. 2004. Fertility in the high producing dairy cow. Livestock Production Science, 86, 125-135.

QUINN RL, BRANKIN V, MCGARR C, WEBB R and HUNTER MG. 2004. BMPs-2, -6, and -15 interact with oocytes to affect porcine theca cell function in vitro. Reproduction Abstract Series 31, 23.

WEBB R, GARNSWORTHY PC, GONG J-G and ARMSTRONG DG. 2004. Control of follicular growth: local interactions and nutritional influences. Journal of Animal Science, 82, E63–E74.

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 Animal Production

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2011

CHAOSAP C, PARR T and WISEMAN, J. 2011. Effect of compensatory growth on forms of glycogen, post mortem proteolysis and meat quality in pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 89(7), 2231-2242.

MASEY-O'NEILL HV, FLINTHAM J, CRAIGON J. and WISEMAN, J., 2011. The influence of drying regimes on the digestibility of starch for broilers fed semi-synthetic diets Animal Feed Science and Technology, 164, 225-231.

WISEMAN, J. 2011. Nutritional value of full fat soybeans for piglets, Nutritional management of the post-weaned piglet, The ideal protein concept and diet formulation for growing / finishing pigs, Reproductive Management in Gilts and Sows [FOUR papers]. In: ASA IM Pig nutrition seminars. Bangkok Thailand, Manila Philippines, Ho Chi Minh City / Hanoi Vietnam.

WISEMAN, J. 2011. Receiving, sampling and analysis of raw materials, Mycotoxins, Changes in Feed Components During Extrusion, Quality Control of Processed Soybean Products[FOUR papers]. In: ASA IM Poultry Nutrition Seminars Amman Jordan, Cairo Egypt.

WISEMAN, J. 2011. Reduction in Diffuse Pollution of Poultry Operations through selection of Wheat Cultivars of High and Consistent Nutritional Quality In: Society of Feed Technologists.

2010

CHAOSAP C, PARR T and WISEMAN J. 2010. Effect of compensatory growth on performance, carcass composition and plasma IGF-1 in grower finisher pigs Animal, 5, 749-756.

DEBLAS C and WISEMAN J. 2010. Nutrition of the Rabbit 2nd Edition CABI.

DOUCET FJ, WHITE G, WULFERT F, HILL SE and WISEMAN J. 2010. Predicting in vivo starch digestibility coefficients in newly weaned piglets from in vitro assessment of diets using multivariate analysis. British Journal of Nutrition, 103, 1309-1318.

GARNSWORTHY PC and WISEMAN J. 2010. Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition 2009. Proceedings of the 43rd Feed Manufacturers’ Conference. Nottingham University Press.

LE BON M, DAVIES HE, GLYNN C., THOMPSON C, MADDEN M, WISEMAN J, DODD CER, HURDIDGE L, PAYNE G, LE TREUT Y, CRAIGON J, TOTEMEYER S and MELLITS KH. 2010. Influence of probiotics on gut health in the weaned pig. Livestock Science, 133, 179-181.

WISEMAN J. 2010. Animal Feed In: Wheat Quality Workshop.

WISEMAN J. 2010. Carcass quality in poultry, Egg quality in poultry, Mycotoxins in poultry feeds, Energy:protein ratios in broiler diets, The ideal protein and ileal digestible amino acids [FIVE papers]. In: ASA IM Poultry Nutrition Seminars in Istanbul Turkey, Amman Jordan, Cairo Egypt and Izmir Turkey.

WISEMAN J. 2010. Fundamentals of Broiler Breeder Nutrition, Fundamentals of Layer Nutrition, Layers and Breeders - Recent Developments and Future Possibilities [THREE papers] In: ASA-IM 18TH SE Asian Feed Technology and Nutrition Workshop, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

WISEMAN J. 2010. Layers and Breeders - Recent Developments and Future Possibilities, Optimising the nutritional value of raw materials: the example of FFSB, Exogenous Enzymes in Poultry Nutrition [THREE papers] In: ASA IM Poultry Nutrition Seminars Ankara TurkeyCairo Egypt.

2009

AL-MARZOOQI W and WISEMAN J. 2009. Effect of extrusion under controlled temperature and moisture conditions on ileal apparent amino acid and starch digestibility in peas determined with young broilers. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 153, 113-130.

NAM IS, GARNSWORTHY PC and AHN JH. 2009. Effects of freeze dried citrus peel on feed preservation, aflatoxin contamination and in vitro ruminal fermentation. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 22, 674-680.

SMITH JMD, MAAS JA, GARNSWORTHY PC, OWEN MR, COOMBES S, PILLAY TS, BARRETT DA and SYMONDS ME. 2009. Mathematical modeling of glucose homeostasis and its relationship with energy balance and body fat. Obesity, 17, 632-639.  

2008

GAMA MAS, GARNSWORTHY PC, GRIINARI JM, LEME PR, RODRIGUES PHM, SOUZA LWO and LANNA DPD. 2008. Diet-induced milk fat depression: Association with changes in milk fatty acid composition and fluidity of milk fat. Livestock Science, 115, 319-331.

MCORIST S, BLUNT R and WISEMAN J. 2008. Ascaris suum parasitism in finisher pigs: welfare and economic impacts and control options. The Pig Journal, 61, 74-79.

WELLOCK IJ, FORTOMARIS PD, HOUDIJK JGM, WISEMAN J and KYRIAZAKIS I. 2008. The consequences of non-starch polysaccharide solubility and inclusion level on the health and performance of weaned pigs challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. British Journal of Nutrition, 99, 520-530.

WHITE GA, DOUCET FJ, HILL SE and WISEMAN J. 2008. Physicochemical properties and nutritional quality of raw cereals, and near-isogenic hard and soft endosperm wheat cultivars for newly-weaned piglets. Animal, 2, 867-878.

WHITE GA, DOUCET FJ, HILL SE and WISEMAN J. 2008. Physicochemical changes to starch granules during micronisation and extrusion processing of wheat, and their implications for starch digestibility in the newly-weaned piglet. Animal, 2, 1312-1323.

2007

CLARKE EJ and WISEMAN J. 2007. Effects of extrusion conditions on trypsin inhibitor activity of full fat soya beans and subsequent effects on their nutritional value for young broilers. British Poultry Science, 48, 703-712.

FENG S, SALTER AM, PARR T, and GARNSWORTHY PC. 2007. Extraction and quantitative analysis of stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase mRNA from dairy cow milk somatic cells. Journal of Dairy Science, 90, 4128-4136.

NAM IS and GARNSWORTHY PC. 2007. Biohydrogenation of linoleic acid by rumen fungi compared with rumen bacteria. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 103, 551-556.

NAM IS and GARNSWORTHY PC. 2007. Factors influencing biohydrogenation and conjugated linoleic acid production by mixed rumen fungi. Journal of Microbiology, 45, 199-204.

NAM IS and GARNSWORTHY PC. 2007. Biohydrogenation pathways for linoleic and linolenic acids by Orpinomyces rumen fungus. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 20, 1694-1698.

2005

CLARKE EJ and WISEMAN J. 2005. Effects of variability in trypsin inhibitor content of soya bean meals on true and apparent ileal digestibility of amino acids and pancreas size in broiler chicks. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 121, 125-138.

HADLEY PJ, FORBES AB, RICE BJ and GARNSWORTHY PC. 2005. Impact of the duration of control of cattle lice with eprinomectin on leather quality. Veterinary Record, 157, 841-844.

2004

FENG S, LOCK AL and GARNSWORTHY PC. 2004. A rapid lipid separation method for determining fatty acid composition of milk. Journal of Dairy Science, 87, 3785–3788.

FENG S, LOCK AL and GARNSWORTHY PC. 2004. A rapid lipid separation method for determining fatty acid composition of milk. Journal of Dairy Science, 87, 3785–3788.

GARNSWORTHY PC and UNAL Y, 2004. Estimation of intake and digestibility of forage-based diets in group-fed dairy cows using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Animal Science, 79, 327-334.

HADLEY PJ, FORBES AB, RICE BR and GARNSWORTHY PC. 2004. The control of cattle lice and effects on leather quality. Veterinary Record, 153, 255-259.

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Developmental Biology

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2011

ALLEGRUCCI C, RUSHTON MD, DIXON JD, SOTTILE V, SHAH M, KUMARI R, WATSON S, ALBERIO R and JOHNSON AD. 2011. Epigenetic reprogramming of breast cancer cells with oocyte extracts. Molecular Cancer, 10 (1) 7.

GOLJANEK-WHYSALL K, SWEETMAN D, ABU-ELMAGD M, CHAPNIK E, DALMAY T, HORNSTEIN E and MÜNSTERBERG A. 2011. MicroRNA regulation of the paired-box transcription factor Pax3 confers robustness to developmental timing of myogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108 (29), 11936-41.

HINITS Y, WILLIAMS VC, SWEETMAN D, DONN TM, MA TP, MOENS CB and HUGHES SM. 2011. Defective cranial skeletal development, larval lethality and haploinsufficiency in Myod mutant zebrafish. Developmental Biology, 358 (1), 102-12.

HYLDIG SM, CROXALL N, CONTRERAS DA, THOMSEN PD and ALBERIO R. 2011. Epigenetic reprogramming in the porcine germ line. BMC Dev Biol, 11, 11.

KLISCH K, CONTRERAS DA, SUN X, BREHM R, BERGMANN M and ALBERIO R. 2011. The Sda/GM2-glycan is a carbohydrate marker of porcine primordial germ cells and of a subpopulation of spermatogonia in cattle, pigs, horses and llama. Reproduction, 142, 667-674.

MOK GF and SWEETMAN D. 2011. Many routes to the same destination - lessons from skeletal muscle development. Reproduction, 141, 301-312.

SWEETMAN D. 2011. In situ detection of microRNAs in animals. Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, NJ), 732, 1-8.

2010

ABU-ELMAGD M, ROBSON L, SWEETMAN D, HADLEY J, FRANCIS-WEST P and MÜNSTERBERG A. 2010. Wnt/Lef1 signaling acts via Pitx2 to regulate somite myogenesis. Developmental Biology, 337 (2), 211-219.

ALBERIO R, CROXALL N and ALLEGRUCCI C. 2010. Activin/nodal signalling is required for pluripotency and self renewal of pig epiblast stem cells. Stem Cells & Development, 19, 1627-1636.

DIXON JE, ALLEGRUCCI C, REDWOOD C, KUMP K, BIAN Y, CHATFIELD J, CHEN Y, SOTTILE V, VOSS SR, ALBERIO R and JOHNSON AD. 2010. Axolotl nanog activity in mouse embryonic stem cells demonstrates ground state pluripotency is conserved from urodele amphibians to mammals. Development, 137 (18), 2973-2980.

2009

BIAN Y, ALBERIO R, ALLEGRUCCI C, CAMPBELL KHS and JOHNSON AD. 2009. Epigenetic marks in somatic chromatin are remodelled to resemble pluripotent nuclei by amphibian oocyte extracts, Epigenetics, 4(3), 194-202.
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RATHJEN T, PAIS H, SWEETMAN D, MOULTON V, MÜNSTERBERG A and DALMAY T. 2009. High throughput sequencing of microRNAs in chicken somites. FEBS Letters, 583 (9), 1422-6.

2008

COOPER O, SWEETMAN D, WAGSTAFF L and MÜNSTERBERG A. 2008. Expression of avian prickle genes during early development and organogenesis. Developmental Dynamics, 237 (5), 1442-8.

GENEREUX DP, JOHNSON WC, BURDEN AF, STÖGER R and LAIRD CD. 2008. Errors in the bisulfite conversion of DNA: modulating inappropriate- and failed-conversion frequencies. Nucleic Acids Research, 36 (22), e150.

STÖGER R. 2008. Epigenetics and obesity. Pharmacogenomics, 9 (12), 1851-60.

STÖGER R. 2008. The thrifty epigenotype: an acquired and heritable predisposition for obesity and diabetes? BioEssays, 30 (2), 156-66.

SWEETMAN D, GOLJANEK K, RATHJEN T, OUSTANINA S, BRAUN T, DALMAY T and MÜNSTERBERG A. 2008. Specific requirements of MRFs for the expression of muscle specific microRNAs, miR-1, miR-206 and miR-133. Developmental Biology, 321 (2), 491-9.

SWEETMAN D, WAGSTAFF, L, COOPER O, WEIJER, C and MÜNSTERBERG, A. 2008. The migration of paraxial and lateral plate mesoderm cells emerging from the late primitive streak is controlled by different Wnt signals. BMC Developmental Biology, 8, 63.

2007

ALLEN M J, DRUMMOND JA, SWEETMAN DJ and MOFFAT KG. 2007. Analysis of two P-element enhancer-trap insertion lines that show expression in the giant fibre neuron of Drosophila melanogaster. Genes Brain and Behaviour, 6 (4), 347-58.

MCCLOSKEY ML, STÖGER R, HANSEN RS and LAIRD CD. 2007. Encoding PCR products with batch-stamps and barcodes. Biochemical Genetics, 45 (11-12), 761-7. 

SWEETMAN D, STAVRIDOU I, JOHNSON S, GREEN P, CADDICK SEK and BREARLEY CA. 2007. Arabidopsis thaliana inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate 5/6-kinase 4 (AtITPK4) is an outlier to a family of ATP-grasp fold proteins from Arabidopsis. FEBS Letters, 581 (22), 4165-71.

2006

ALBERIO R, CAMPBELL KH, and JOHNSON AD. 2006. Reprogramming somatic cells into stem cells. Reproduction, 132, 709-720.
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BIAN Y, ALBERIO R, JOHNSON A and CAMPBELL KH. 2006. Mammalian somatic cell nuclei DNA methylation changes in Xenopus egg/oocyte extract. Reproduction Fertility and Development, 18, 169-170.

LUTZ T, STÖGER R and NIETO A. 2006. CHD6 is a DNA-dependent ATPase and localizes at nuclear sites of mRNA synthesis. FEBS Letters, 580 (25), 5851-7. 

STÖGER R, 2006. In vivo methylation patterns of the leptin promoter in human and mouse. Epigenetics : official journal of the DNA Methylation Society, 1 (4), 155-62.

SWEETMAN D, JOHNSON S, CADDICK SEK, HANKE DE and BREARLEY CA. 2006. Characterization of an Arabidopsis inositol 1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate 2-kinase (AtIPK1). Biochemical Journal, 394 (1), 95-103.

SWEETMAN D and MÜNSTERBERG A. 2006. The vertebrate spalt genes in development and disease. Developmental Biology, 293 (2), 285-93.

SWEETMAN D. RATHJEN T, JEFFERSON M, WHEELER G, SMITH TG, WHEELER GN, MÜNSTERBERG A and DALMAY T. 2006. FGF-4 signaling is involved in mir-206 expression in developing somites of chicken embryos. Developmental Dynamics, 235 (8), 2185-91.

2005 

ALBERIO R, JOHNSON AD, STICK R and CAMPBELL KH, 2005. Differential nuclear remodelling of mammalian somatic cells by Xenopus laevis oocyte and egg cytoplasm. Experimental Cell Research, 307, 131-141.

SMITH TG, SWEETMAN D, PATTERSON M, KEYSE SM and MÜNSTERBERG A. 2005. Feedback interactions between MKP3 and ERK MAP kinase control scleraxis expression and the specification of rib progenitors in the developing chick somite. Development (Cambridge), 132 (6), 1305-14.

SWEETMAN D, SMITH TG, FARRELL ER and MÜNSTERBERG A. 2005. Expression of csal1 in pre limb-bud chick embryos. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 49 (4), 427-30.

2004

LAIRD CD, PLEASANT ND, CLARK AD, SNEEDEN JL, HASSAN KMA, MANLEY NC, VARY JC, MORGAN T, HANSEN RS and STÖGER R. 2004. Hairpin-bisulfite PCR: assessing epigenetic methylation patterns on complementary strands of individual DNA molecules. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 101(1), 204-9.

MINER BE, STÖGER RJ, BURDEN AF, LAIRD CD and HANSEN RS. 2004. Molecular barcodes detect redundancy and contamination in hairpin-bisulfite PCR. Nucleic Acids Research, 32 (17), e135.

TISCHKOWITZ MD, MORGAN NV, GRIMWADE D, EDDY C, BALL S, VORECHOVSKY I, LANGABEER S, STÖGER R, HODGSON SV and MATHEW CG. 2004. Deletion and reduced expression of the Fanconi anemia FANCA gene in sporadic acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia, 18 (3), 420-5.

 

Neuroscience

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2011

STEVENSON CW. 2011. Role of amygdala–prefrontal cortex circuitry in regulating the expression of contextual fear memory. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 96, 315-323.

STÖGER R, GENEREUX DP, HAGERMAN RJ, HAGERMAN PJ, TASSONE F and LAIRD CD. 2011. Testing The Fmr1 Promoter For Mosaicism In Dna Methylation Among Cpg Sites, Strands, And Cells In Fmr1-Expressing Males With Fragile X Syndrome. Plos One, 6(8), e23648.

2010

FERTEY J, AMMERMANN I, WINKLER M, STOGER R, IFTNER T and STUBENRAUCH F. 2010. Interaction of the papillomavirus E8--E2C protein with the cellular CHD6 protein contributes to transcriptional repression. Journal of Virology, 84 (18), 9505-9515.

FU AQ, GENEREUX DP, STOGER R, LAIRD CD and STEPHENS M. 2010. Statistical inference of transmission fidelity of DNA methylation patterns over somatic cell divisions in mammals. Annals of Applied Statistics, 4 (2), 871-892.

LATHROP MJ, CHAKRABARTI L, ENG J, RHODES CH, LUTZ T, NIETO A, LIGGITT HD, WARNER S, FIELDS J, STÖGER R and FIERING S. 2010. Deletion of the Chd6 exon 12 affects motor coordination. Mammalian Genome, 21 (3-4), 130-142.

VOUTSINAS GE, STAVROU EF, KAROUSOS G, DASOULA A, PAPACHATZOPOULOU A, SYRROU M, VERKERK AJ, van der SPEK P, PATRINOS GP, STOGER R and ATHANASSIADOU A. 2010. Allelic imbalance of expression and epigenetic regulation within the alpha-synuclein wild-type and p.Ala53Thr alleles in Parkinson disease. Human Mutation, 31 (6), 685-691.

2009 

STEVENSON CW, GOODWIN PE, TUNSTALL B, SPICER CH, MARSDEN CA and MASON R. 2009. Neonatal maternal separation alters reward-related ultrasonic vocalizations in rat dams. Behavioural Brain Research, 200, 232-236.

STEVENSON CW, MEREDITH JP, SPICER CH, MARSDEN CA, MASON R. 2009. Early life programming of innate fear and fear learning in adult female rats. Behavioural Brain Research, 198, 51-57.

STEVENSON CW, SPICER CH, MASON R, MARSDEN CA. 2009. Early life programming of fear conditioning and extinction in adult male rats. Behavioural Brain Research, 205, 505-510.

2008

DUNHAM JP, KELLY S and DONALDSON LF. 2008. Inflammation reduces mechanical thresholds in a population of TRPA1 expressing neurones. European Journal of Neuroscience, 27(12), 3151-3160.

KELLY S and DONALDSON LF. 2008. Peripheral cannabinoid CB1 receptors inhibit evoked responses of nociceptive neurones in vivo. European Journal of Pharmacology, 586(1-3), 160-163.

STEVENSON CW, HALLIDAY DM, MARSDEN CA and MASON R. 2008. Early life programming of hemispheric lateralization and synchronization in the adult medial prefrontal cortex. Neuroscience, 155, 852-863.

STEVENSON CW, MARSDEN CA and MASON R. 2008. Early life stress causes FG-7142-induced corticolimbic dysfunction in adulthood. Brain Research, 1193, 43-50.

2007

HARRIS J and CLARKE RW. 2007. Site-specific, inflammation-induced adaptations in withdrawal reflex pathways in the anesthetized rabbit. Brain Research, 1131, 106-111.

KELLY S, DUNHAM JP and DONALDSON LF. 2007. Sensory nerves have altered function contralateral to monoarthritis and may contribute to the symmetrical spread of inflammation. European Journal of Neuroscience, 26(4), 935-942.

STEVENSON CW, HALLIDAY DM, MARSDEN CA and MASON R. 2007. Systemic administration of the benzodiazepine receptor partial inverse agonist FG-7142 disrupts corticolimbic network interactions. Synapse, 61, 646-63.

2006

HARRIS J, WATERFALL AH and CLARKE RW. 2006. The contribution of extension to withdrawal reflexes in the anaesthetised rabbit measured by movement analysis. Proceedings of the Physiological Society, 3, PC54.

2005

LO WC, HARRIS J and CLARKE RW. 2005. The inhibitory effect of intracerebroventricular morphine on a withdrawal reflex in the decerebrated rabbit does not involve spinal alpha 2-adrenoceptors. Journal of Physiology, 567, PC204.

LO WC, HARRIS J and CLARKE RW. 2005. The contribution of descending pathways to the inhibitory effect of intravenous morphine on spinal reflexes in the decerebrated rabbit. Journal of Physiology, 565, PC118.

SAGAR DR, KELLY S, MILLNS PJ, O’SHAUGHNESSEY CT, KENDALL DA and CHAPMAN V. 2005. Inhibitory effects of CB1 and CB2 receptor agonists on responses of DRG neurons and dorsal horn neurons in neuropathic rats. European Journal of Neuroscience, 22(2), 371-379.

2004

CHAMPAGNE FA, CHRETIEN P, STEVENSON CW, ZHANG TY, GRATTON A and MEANEY MJ. 2004. Variations in nucleus accumbens dopamine associated with individual
differences in maternal behavior in the rat. Journal of Neuroscience, 24(17), 4113-4123.

CLARKE RW and HARRIS J. 2004. The organisation of motor responses to noxious stimuli. Brain Research Reviews 46, 163-172.

HARRIS J, JOULES C, STANLEY C, THOMAS P and CLARKE RW. 2004. Glutamate and tachykinin receptors in central sensitisation of withdrawal reflexes in decerebrated rabbit. Experimental Physiology 89, 187-198.

JENKINS S, WORTHINGTON M, HARRIS J and CLARKE RW. 2004. Differential modulatoin of withdrawal reflexes by a cannabinoid in the rabbit. Brain Research, 1012, 146-153.

LAPLANTE F, STEVENSON CW, GRATTON A, SRIVASTAVA LK and QUIRION R. 2004. Effects of neonatal ventral hippocampal lesion in rats on stress-induced acetylcholine
release in the prefrontal cortex. Journal of Neurochemistry, 91(6), 1473-1482.

LO WC, JACKSON E, MERRIMAN A, HARRIS J and CLARKE RW. 2004. 5-HT receptors invovled in opioid-activated descending inhibition of spinal withdrawal reflexes in the decerebrated rabbit. Pain 109, 162-171.

STEVENSON CW and GRATTON A. 2004. Basolateral amygdala dopamine receptor antagonism modulates initial reactivity to but not habituation of the acoustic startle
response. Behavioural Brain Research, 153(2), 383-387.

STEVENSON CW and GRATTON A. 2004. Role of basolateral amygdala dopamine in modulating prepulse inhibition and latent inhibition in the rat. Psychopharmacology,
176(2), 139-145.

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 Applied Bioethics

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2007

KAISER M, MILLAR K, THORSTENSEN E and TOMKINS S. 2007. Developing the ethical matrix as a decision support framework: GM fish as a case study. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 20(1), 65-80.

MILLAR K, THORSTENSEN E, TOMKINS S, MEPHAM B and KAISER M. 2007. Developing the ethical Delphi. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 20(1), 53-63.

MILLAR K and TOMKINS S. 2007. Ethical analysis of the use of GM fish: emerging issues for aquaculture development. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 20(5), 437-453.

 

2006

BEEKMAN V, DE BAKKER E, BARANZKE H, BAUNE O, DEBLONDE M, FORSBERG. E-M, DE GRAAFE R, INGENSIEP H-W, LASSEN J, MEPHAM B, NIELSEN AP, TOMKINS S, THORSTENSEN E, MILLAR K, SKORUPINSKI B, BROM F, KAISER M and SANDOE P. 2006. Ethical Bio-Technology Assessment Tools for Agriculture and Food production: Final Report. The Hague, Agricultural Economics Research Unit (LEI).

MEPHAM B, KAISER M, THORSTENSEN E, TOMKINS S and MILLAR K. 2006. Ethical Matrix: Manual. The Hague, Agricultural Economics Research Unit (LEI)

 

2005

MEPHAM B. 2005. Food Ethics. In: Ethics, law and society; Gunning, J. and Holm, S. (Eds.) Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd pp. 141-151.

MEPHAM B. 2005. The ethical matrix: a framework for teaching bioethics to bioscience students. In: Animal Bioethics: principles and teaching methods; Marie, M., Edwards, S., Gandini, G., Reiss, M. and von Borell, E. (Eds.) Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers pp 313-327.

MEPHAM B. 2005. Bioethics: an introduction for the biosciences, Oxford: Oxford University.

MEPHAM B. 2005. The Ethics of Food: a reader for the twenty-first century. Agriculture and Human Values 22 365.

MEPHAM B. 2005. Science and Social Context: the regulation of recombinant growth hormone in North America by Lisa N Mills. Agriculture and Human Values 22, 367-368.

MEPHAM B. 2005. The ethical matrix as a decision-making tool, with specific reference to animal sentience. In: Animals, ethics and trade: the challenge of animal sentience; Turner, J. and D'Silva, J. (Eds.) London: Earthscan pp. 134-145.

2004

MEPHAM TB. 2004. Farm animal diseases in context. Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics 17, 331-340.

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 Teaching Methodologies

LUCK M. 2008. Student Research Projects: Guidance on Practice in the Biosciences. Teaching Bioscience: Enhancing Learning Series (ed. J Wilson). HEA Centre for Bioscience (69pp).

LUCK M. 2006. What's natural and what's not. Null Hypothesis 2, 21.

LUCK M. 2006. Academic life: Parasitism, commensalism or mutualism. HEACentre for Bioscience, Bulletin 17, 10.

LUCK M. 2005. On the finding of lost things. Null Hypothesis 1, 2-4.

LUCK MR. 2004. The language of bioscience. LTSN Bioscience Bulletin 12 edn, Summer 2004, 9

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