Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Author "Ing, Nancy H."
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Faucette, Azure (2012-07-16)Testicular function is fundamental to male fertility, since testicular cells act in collaboration with each other to signal sex differentiation, the initiation of puberty and spermatogenesis. Complications that can be ...
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Holmes, Steven P. (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)Myokinins are invertebrate neuropeptides with myotropic and diuretic activity. The lymnokinin receptor from the snail Lymnaea stagnalis was the only previously identified myokinin receptor. A cDNA encoding a neuropeptide ...
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Curley, Kevin (2012-07-16)Dynamic interactions of behavior-related traits and the physiological stress response bear upon the beef industry by impacting animal welfare, health, and productivity. The specific mechanisms of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal ...
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Laughlin, Andy M. (2011-08-08)Understanding the genes that regulate spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis in the testis is critical for enhancement of stallion fertility. Stallion testicular samples were used to identify candidate genes by cDNA microarrays ...
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The influence of tropical adaptation and breedtype on adrenal and testicular function in beef bulls Koch, Jeffrey William (Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)Bulls of various breedtypes including Angus (Bos taurus), Bonsmara (Sanga X Bos taurus), Brahman (Bos indicus), Romosinuano (Criollo), Tuli (Sanga) and Wagyu (Japanese Bos taurus) were utilized to evaluate the influence ...
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Massuto, Dana A. (2011-02-22)In pigs and other mammals, embryonic losses often occur during implantation when the conceptus (embryo plus its extra-embryonic membranes) attaches to the maternal uterine epithelium. Mechanisms controlling this process ...
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Bryan, Tina Michelle (Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)The chromosomal location of endocrine genes was established, and relationships between expression of specific endocrine genes and measures of testis function in normal and poor semen quality stallions was assessed. Consensus ...