background: our study compares the efficacy of the combined contraceptive vaginal ring to oral contraceptive pills (ocps) for hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (hpo) axis suppression in egg donor in vitro fertilization (ivf) cycles. methods: our retrospective cohort study includes patients from the center for assisted reproduction (care) in bedford, texas undergoing ivf cycles as egg donors from j...

We propose a three-dimensional (3D) holographic display by converting an optically recorded complex full-parallax (FP) hologram to an off-axis horizontal-parallax-only (HPO) hologram. First, we record the complex FP hologram of an object using optical scanning holography. We then convert the complex FP hologram to an off-axis HPO hologram through fringe-matched Gaussian low-pass filtering and w...

BACKGROUND Our study compares the efficacy of the combined contraceptive vaginal ring to oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) for hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis suppression in egg donor in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. METHODS Our retrospective cohort study includes patients from the Center for Assisted Reproduction (CARE) in Bedford, Texas undergoing IVF cycles as egg donors from J...

Adiponectin(Adp) is an adipocyte-derived hormone that plays an important role in lipid metabolism and glucose homeostasis, and could preserve reproductive functions by stimulating hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis activities at different levels. To investigate and verify the relationship between the Adp and the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis (HPO axis) in Wannan spotted gilts, serum repr...

OBJECTIVE NONcNZO10 (NZ10) mice are predisposed to obesity and develop type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hepatic steatosis even when maintained on a control diet (CD) of 6% fat. Studies were designed to determine whether this extreme susceptibility phenotype could be alleviated by diet and if so the molecular targets of diet. METHODS NZ10 and SWR/J (SWR) control mice were fed a CD or a test diet of h...

In both Drosophila and mammalian systems, the Hippo (Hpo) signalling pathway controls tissue growth by inhibiting cell proliferation and promoting apoptosis. The core pathway consists of a protein kinase Hpo (MST1/2 in mammals) that is regulated by a number of upstream inputs including Drosophila Ras Association Factor, dRASSF. We have previously shown in the developing Drosophila eye epitheliu...

The (C(n)H(2n+6)N(2))[Mn(3)(HPO(3))(4)] (n = 3-8) compounds have been prepared by hydrothermal synthesis and characterized by X-ray diffraction data and spectroscopic techniques. The crystal structure of (C(3)H(12)N(2))[Mn(3)(HPO(3))(4)] has been solved from single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The unit-cell parameters are a = 9.502(1), b = 5.472(1), c = 14.523(4) A, beta = 95.01(3) degrees, monoc...

Ag(2)Co(3)(HPO(4))(PO(4))(2) contains CoO(6) octa-hedra and phosphate groups linked to form a three-dimensional network defining tunnels parallel to the a axis that are occupied by Ag(+) ions.

The structure of the title compound, C(6)H(18)N(3)·HPO(4)·H(2)PO(4), is characterized by two kinds of inorganic chains running along the a-axis direction. The first one is composed of HPO(4) (2-) anions, while the second one is built up by H(2)PO(4) (-) anions. Both types of chains are held together by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The organic cations are attached to these chains through N-H⋯O and C-H⋯...

There are a variety of effective treatment options to induce ovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The most effective treatments are primarily reproductive and target the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis. Letrozole, an aromatase inhibitor, is headed toward replacing clomiphene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, as the first-choice option. Metabolic treatments...