De Novo Mutation of m.3243A>G together with m.16093T>C Associated with Atypical Clinical Features in a Pedigree with MIDD Syndrome by Zhixin Jiang, Yinan Zhang, Jingbin Yan, Fengwen Li, Xinqian Geng, Huijuan Lu, Xiaoer Wei, Yanmei Feng, Congrong Wang, Weiping Jia

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Pluripotent Stem Cell Metabolism and Mitochondria: Beyond ATP by Jarmon G. Lees, David K. Gardner, Alexandra J. Harvey

“…The significance of altered nutrient availability, particularly oxygen, and metabolic pathway activity has been highlighted by extensive studies of their impact on preimplantation embryo development, physiology, and viability. ESC similarly modulate their metabolism in response to altered metabolite levels, with changes in nutrient availability shown to have a lasting impact on derived cell identity through the regulation of the epigenetic landscape. …”
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A Role for the Cytoskeleton in Heart Looping by Kersti K. Linask, Michael VanAuker

“…Over the past 10 years, key genes involved in specification of left-right laterality pathways in the embryo have been defined. The read-out for misexpression of laterality genes is usually the direction of heart looping. …”
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Inhibitory Activity of Illicium verum Extracts against Avian Viruses by Mohammed S. Alhajj, Mahmood A. Qasem, Saud I. Al-Mufarrej

“…The Illicium verum extracts were added to the cultured chick embryo fibroblast (CEF) with tested viruses in three attacks, preinoculation, postinoculation, and simultaneous inoculation. …”
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The Family After the Prenatal Death of a Child. Theological and Moral Aspects by Jan Dziedzic

“…Miscarriage is most often due to a chromosomal abnormality (approximately 60–80% of cases) or other embryo/ foetal problems and is rarely based on choices made by women. …”
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Organic Compounds: Contents and Their Role in Improving Seed Germination and Protocorm Development in Orchids by Edy Setiti Wida Utami, Sucipto Hariyanto

“…In nature, orchid seed germination is obligatory following infection by mycorrhizal fungi, which supplies the developing embryo with water, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals, causing the seeds to germinate relatively slowly and at a low germination rate. …”
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Distinct Expression Patterns of Apoptosis and Autophagy-Associated Proteins and Genes during Postnatal Development of Spiral Ganglion Neurons in Rat by Shule Hou, Penghui Chen, Jiarui Chen, Junmin Chen, Lianhua Sun, Jianyong Chen, Baihui He, Yue Li, Huan Qin, Yuren Hong, Shuna Li, Jingchun He, Dekun Gao, Fabio Mammano, Jun Yang

“…Autophagy and apoptosis have a complex interplay in the early embryo development. The development of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) in addition to Corti’s organ in the mammalian cochlea remains crucial in the first two-week postnatal period. …”
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Resection of Cesarean Scar Pregnancy at Six Weeks of Gestation with Laminaria Cervical Dilatation under Sonographic and Hysteroscopic Guidance by Tatsuji Hoshino, Taito Miyamoto, Shinya Yoshioka

“…In cases of fetal heartbeat- (FHB-) positive cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP), the embryo and placenta grow rapidly week by week. We experienced an FHB-positive CSP case at 6 weeks of gestation and assessed the CSP in detail with transvaginal ultrasound and transabdominal ultrasound (TAUS), preoperatively. …”
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Evaluation on Genotoxicity and Teratogenicity of Aqueous Extract from Cyclocarya paliurus Leaves by Lihong Deng, Jiandu Lei, Jing He, Jing Liu, Luying Wang, Rui Zhang, Xinhua Liu, Yun Liu

“…In this study, we have conducted the genotoxicity assay (including Ames test, bone marrow polychromatic erythrocyte micronucleus test, and sperm abnormality test in mice) and traditional teratogenicity assay in rats (maternal toxicity, embryo toxicity, and teratogenicity test) to assess the genetic and teratogenic safety of aqueous extracts from C. paliurus leaves. …”
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NLRP7 maintains the genomic stability during early human embryogenesis via mediating alternative splicing by Zhongliang Chen, Liangxia Jiang, Min Su, Qibing Zeng, Peng Luo, Liangzhao Chu

“…Abstract Genomic instability is the main cause of abnormal embryo development and abortion. NLRP7 dysfunctions affect embryonic development and lead to Hydatidiform Moles, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely elusive. …”
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Organ In Vitro Culture: What Have We Learned about Early Kidney Development? by Aleksandra Rak-Raszewska, Peter V. Hauser, Seppo Vainio

“…When Clifford Grobstein set out to study the inductive interaction between tissues in the developing embryo, he developed a method that remained important for the study of renal development until now. …”
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Mouse Reporter Strain for Noninvasive Bioluminescent Imaging of Cells that have Undergone Cre-Mediated Recombination by Michal Safran, William Y. Kim, Andrew L. Kung, James W. Horner, Ron A. DePinho, William G. Kaelin

“…Here we describe a mouse strain in which a luciferase (Luc) cDNA, preceded by a LoxP-stop-LoxP (L-S-L) cassette, was introduced into the ubiquitously expressed ROSA26 locus. Mouse embryo fibroblasts derived from this strain expressed luciferase after Cre-mediated recombination in vitro. …”
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Participation of COX2/mPGES1/PGE2 in mouse and human endometrial stromal decidualization by Peng-Chao Wang, Jie Liu, Yue-Fang Liu, Yang Wu, Lin-Li Xue, Zhen-Shan Yang

“…Abstract Background Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is vital for embryo implantation and decidualization. Whether COX2/mPGES1/PGE2 pathway is essential for mouse and human decidualization remains unclear. …”
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How to estimate the probability of a live birth after one or more complete IVF cycles? the development of a novel model in a single-center by Xiangyi Kong, Zhiqiang Liu, Chunyu Huang, Xiuyu Hu, Meilan Mo, Hongzhan Zhang, Yong Zeng

“…Live birth rate (LBR) and cumulative LBR (CLBR) were calculated for one retrieval cycle and the subsequent five frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles. Proportional Hazards (PH) Assumption test was used for selecting the parameter in the predictive model. …”
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Exploring the maternal inheritance transmitted by the oocyte to its progeny by Verlhac, Marie-Hélène

“…These divisions are extremely asymmetric in terms of the size of the daughter cells, allowing to preserve the maternal inheritance accumulated during oocyte growth within these huge cells to support early embryo development. Studies performed in Marie-Hélène Verlhac’s lab have allowed to discover the unprecedented impact of original acto-myosin based mechanisms in the constitution as well as the preservation of this maternal inheritance and the consequences when these processes go awry.…”
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Transcriptome-based insights into the calcium transport mechanism of chick chorioallantoic membrane by Qun Huang, Ran Yang, Qia Wang, Hui Teng, Hongbo Song, Fang Geng, Peng Luo

“…Time series analysis of the differential genes showed that the functional cells of CAM began to proliferate and differentiate at E9 and the calcium content of egg embryo increased significantly at E13. Simultaneously, the observation of the ultrastructure of the eggshell showed that the interstice of the fiber layer was enlarged at E13, and the mastoid layer was partly exposed. …”
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Histological demonstration of gonad development in the banana shrimp, Fenneropenaeus merguiensis by Jirakanit Chimnual, Jirawat Saetan, Wilaiwan Chotigeat

“…In this study, histological analysis and in situ hybridization of vasa expression (from embryo to testis development) were used to demonstrate the movement of PGCs. …”
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Effects of Yin and Yang supplement on reproductive performance, antioxidant and immunity of dairy goats by Kang Wang, Zhi Yang, Fumei Yang, Guanzong Li, Yulin Sun, Gang Duan, Jun He, Wang Sun, Ke Zhou, Zhihao Xiong, Feiyan Dai

“…The results of the experiment showed that the estrus rate, embryo acceptance rate, and lamb birth weight in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group, and the weak lamb rate was significantly lower. …”
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The role of KLF4 in human primordial germ cell development by Sun-Min Lee, Merrick Pierson Smela, M. Azim Surani

“…PGCs emerge during weeks 2–3 of human embryo development. Pluripotency genes are reactivated during PGC specification, including Krüppel-like factor KLF4, but its precise role in PGC development is unclear. …”
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POLUDANUM’S INFLUENCE ON REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME, TRANSMISSIBLE GASTROENTERITIS AND AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUSES IN PRIMARY AND CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURES by D. V. Sharypova, I. Yu.  Zhukov, Ali  Mazlum, N. N. Vlasova, O. S. Puzankova, V. L. Gavrilova, A. S. Igolkin

“…There was detected a high level of Poludanum’s interferon inducing activity in pig testicular primary cell cultures and spleen compared to the continuous pig embryo kidney (SPEV) and rhesus monkey kidney (MARC-145) cell lines. …”
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