To clarify the pathogenesis of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis in patients without ovarian teratoma, we investigate normal human ovary, normal bovine ovary and bovine ova. On the basis of immunohistochemical studies, normal human ovary expressed NR2B epitope in primordial oocytes. The results of SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting using bovine ovarian tissues and ova, we identif...

Background: Cryopreservation of ovary for preserving germ cell line is going to be an important issue. However, the physical and chemical stresses during cryopreservation are the most important factors that may influence the post freezing tissue viability and quality. Vitrification is a new approach to bypass the impacts of both stresses for gametes and embryos and it is also suggested for ovar...

BACKGROUND Improved cancer therapeutics and enhanced cancer survivorship have emphasized the severe long-term side effects of chemotherapy. Specifically, studies have linked many chemotherapy agents with primary ovarian insufficiency, although an exact insult model has not yet been determined. To investigate and ultimately solve this problem, a novel device for extended study of mammalian ovari...

BNIP3 (BCL2/adenovirus E1B nineteen kilodalton interacting protein-3), a member of the BCL2 family, is activated under hypoxic conditions and induces apoptosis or mitochondrial autophagy for adapting cells to hypoxia. The physiological roles of BNIP3 in the mammalian ovary are still unclear. In order to understand the role of BNIP3 in the bovine ovary, we examined its mRNA and protein expressio...

This study was to investigate the localization and distribution of eosinophils (EOS) in the bovine oviduct throughout the estrous cycle. Histological studies revealed more abundant EOS in the infundibula of the oviducts ipsilateral to the preovulatory dominant follicle and the ovulated ovary. The number of EOS was higher in the infundibula of the oviducts ipsilateral to the ovulated ovary than ...

A search for specific placental lactogen binding was undertaken in tissues obtained from late pregnant rabbits using the placental lactogens from sheep, cows, and human beings. 125I-labeled ovine lactogen exhibited highest specific binding to the adrenal gland (57.8%), followed by liver (21.5%), ovary (19.9%), mammary gland (15.9%), uterus (12.2%), kidney (8.8%), brain (8.5%), and adipose tissu...