Norah Spears

Norah Spears

Centre for integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh

Affiliated withUniversity of Edinburgh

Research Area

Developmental Biology

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JoVE Journal Publications

ArticleTotal : 1	Year
Publication title	2015

Other Publications

Article	Year
Neurotropins and their receptors are expressed in the human fetal ovary. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism\| PubMed ID: 11836338	2002
Mouse ovarian follicles secrete factors affecting the growth and development of like-sized ovarian follicles in vitro. Biology of reproduction\| PubMed ID: 12444046	2002
The role of neurotrophin receptors in female germ-cell survival in mouse and human. Development (Cambridge, England)\| PubMed ID: 14507777	2003
The cultured rodent follicle as a model for investigations of gonadotrophin surge-attenuating factor (GnSAF) production. Reproduction (Cambridge, England)\| PubMed ID: 15175504	2004
On regenerating the ovary and generating controversy. Cell\| PubMed ID: 16179247	2005
The temporal and spatial expression pattern of myosin Va, Vb and VI in the mouse ovary. Gene expression patterns : GEP\| PubMed ID: 16713372	2006
Follicular growth and oocyte competence in the in vitro cultured mouse follicle: effects of gonadotrophins and steroids. Molecular human reproduction\| PubMed ID: 18204068	2008
A single, mild, transient scrotal heat stress causes DNA damage, subfertility and impairs formation of blastocysts in mice. Reproduction (Cambridge, England)\| PubMed ID: 18390691	2008
Phospholipase C-beta1 signaling affects reproductive behavior, ovulation, and implantation. Endocrinology\| PubMed ID: 19342451	2009
Differential expression and regulation by activin of the neurotrophins BDNF and NT4 during human and mouse ovarian development. Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists\| PubMed ID: 20175187	2010
Decreased oocyte DAZL expression in mice results in increased litter size by modulating follicle-stimulating hormone-induced follicular growth. Biology of reproduction\| PubMed ID: 21270429	2011
Implantation failure in mice with a disruption in Phospholipase C beta 1 gene: lack of embryonic attachment, aberrant steroid hormone signalling and defective endocannabinoid metabolism. Molecular human reproduction\| PubMed ID: 23295235	2013
Identification of cells migrating from the thecal layer of ovarian follicles. Cell and tissue research\| PubMed ID: 23612737	2013
Raman micro-spectroscopy can be used to investigate the developmental stage of the mouse oocyte. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 23840882	2013
Cisplatin and doxorubicin induce distinct mechanisms of ovarian follicle loss; imatinib provides selective protection only against cisplatin. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 23922929	2013
Docetaxel induces moderate ovarian toxicity in mice, primarily affecting granulosa cells of early growing follicles. Molecular human reproduction\| PubMed ID: 25080441	2014
Use of ovary culture techniques in reproductive toxicology. Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 25150138	2014