… With respect to pregnancy rates, the mean percentage of pregnant females observed in
the present study was lower (37%, 50/134) than in the previous study of Kato et al. (1998) (100%…

Eight calves were derived from differentiated cells of a single adult cow, five from cumulus
cells and three from oviductal cells out of 10 embryos transferred to surrogate cows (80 …

XERODERMA pigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a high
frequency of skin cancer on sun-exposed areas, and neurological complications. XP has a …

The present study demonstrated that brief treatment of in vitro-matured porcine oocytes with
demecolcine results in a membrane protrusion that contains a condensed chromosome …

There are distinctive and characteristic genomic modifications in primordial germ cells that
distinguish the germ cell lineage from somatic cells. These modifications include, genome-…

Background and Aims. Embryonic stem (ES) cells have a pluripotent ability to differentiate
into a variety of cell lineages in vitro. We have recently found the emergence of cell clusters …

Before fertilization, chromatins of both mouse oocytes and spermatozoa contain very few
acetylated histones. Soon after fertilization, chromatins of both gametes become highly …

We examined the in vitro developmental potential of nonactivated and activated enucleated
ova receiving cumulus cells at various stages of the cell cycle. Eleven to 29% of activated …

Background. Malnutrition is a common complication in haemodialysis patients. Recently, the
Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) has been reported as a simple and accurate tool to …

A polyhalogenatedacyclic monoterpene, 6 (fi)-bromo-3 (S)-(bromomethyl)-7-methyl-2, 3, 7-trichloro-l-octene
(1) was obtained as a major component of the organic extract of the red alga …