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Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Issue 8/2014

Content (21 Articles)

Editor’s Commentary

Twists and turns in the business of gonadal stem cells

David F. Albertini

Review

Genetic associations with diminished ovarian reserve: a systematic review of the literature

Alexis D. Greene, George Patounakis, James H. Segars

Stem Cell Biology

Putative mesenchymal stem cells isolated from adult human ovaries

Martin Stimpfel, Petra Cerkovnik, Srdjan Novakovic, Ales Maver, Irma Virant-Klun

Stem Cell Biology

Effect of stem cell application on Asherman syndrome, an experimental rat model

Sevtap Kilic, Beril Yuksel, F. Pinarli, A. Albayrak, B. Boztok, T. Delibasi

Technological Innovations

Development of a high-yield technique to isolate spermatogonial stem cells from porcine testes

Min Hee Park, Ji Eun Park, Min Seong Kim, Kwon Young Lee, Hye Jin Park, Jung Im Yun, Jung Hoon Choi, Eun song Lee, Seung Tae Lee

Fertility Preservation

Efficacy of ovarian tissue cryopreservation in a major European center

L. Bastings, J. Liebenthron, J. R. Westphal, C. C. M. Beerendonk, H. van der Ven, B. Meinecke, M. Montag, D. D. M. Braat, R. Peek

Fertility Preservation

Alginate encapsulation supports the growth and differentiation of human primordial follicles within ovarian cortical tissue

Monica M. Laronda, Francesca E. Duncan, Jessica E. Hornick, Min Xu, Jennifer E. Pahnke, Kelly A. Whelan, Lonnie D. Shea, Teresa K. Woodruff

Assisted Reproduction Technologies

Embryo catheter loading and embryo culture techniques: results of a worldwide web-based survey

Mindy S. Christianson, Yulian Zhao, Gon Shoham, Irit Granot, Anat Safran, Ayatallah Khafagy, Milton Leong, Zeev Shoham

Assisted Reproduction Technologies

Effect of vitrification versus slow freezing of human day 3 embryos on β-hCG levels

Yamei Xue, Xiaomei Tong, Lingying Jiang, Haiyan Zhu, Lingyun Yang, Songying Zhang

Assisted Reproduction Technologies

Annexin V magnetic-activated cell sorting versus swim-up for the selection of human sperm in ART: is the new approach better then the traditional one?

Marco Nadalini, Nicoletta Tarozzi, Marlea Di Santo, Andrea Borini

Assisted Reproduction Technologies

The efficiency of a donor-recipient program using infertile donors’ egg cryo-banking: A Brazilian reality

Rita de Cássia Sávio Figueira, Amanda S. Setti, Daniela P. A. F. Braga, Assumpto Iaconelli Jr, Edson Borges Jr

Genetics

Chromosome distribution of early miscarriages with present or absent embryos: female predominance

Hsin-Hsin Cheng, Chia-Yu Ou, Ching-Chang Tsai, Shuenn-Dyh Chang, Pi-Yu Hsiao, Kuo-Chung Lan, Te-Yao Hsu

Genetics

Lack of association of KATNAL1 gene sequence variants and azoospermia in humans

Anastasia M. Fedick, Kyle Eckert, Katharine Thompson, Eric J. Forman, Batsal Devkota, Nathan R. Treff, Deanne Taylor, Richard T. Scott Jr

Case Report

Birth of a healthy boy after PGD for X-linked heterotaxy syndrome

R. Bautista-Llácer, M. Pardo-Belenguer, E. García-Mengual, C. Sánchez-Matamoros, E. Raga, J. M. Calafell, M. S. Cívico, F. Fábregues, X. Vendrell

Gamete Biology

Age-associated changes in bovine oocytes and granulosa cell complexes collected from early antral follicles

N. Itami, R. Kawahara-Miki, H. Kawana, M. Endo, T. Kuwayama, H. Iwata

Gamete Biology

Association of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity with oocyte cytoplasmic lipid content, developmental competence, and expression of candidate genes in a sheep model

Abdollah Mohammadi-Sangcheshmeh, Arash Veshkini, Athena Hajarizadeh, Fatemeh Jamshidi-Adegani, Mahdi Zhandi, Amir Hossein Abazari-kia, Mehmet Ulas Cinar, Masoud Soleimani, Eduardo L. Gastal

Embryo Biology

Possible selection of viable human blastocysts after vitrification by monitoring morphological changes

T. Maezawa, M. Yamanaka, S. Hashimoto, A. Amo, A. Ohgaki, Y. Nakaoka, A. Fukuda, T. Ikeda, M. Inoue, Y. Morimoto

Embryo Biology

The importance of the cleavage stage morphology evaluation for blastocyst transfer in patients with good prognosis

Daniela P. A. F. Braga, Amanda S. Setti, Rita C. S. Figueira, Assumpto Iaconelli Jr., Edson Borges Jr.