Peer-Reviewed Publications
Comparison of testis structure, function and thyroid hormone levels in control C57BL/6 mice and anti-mullerian hormone over expressing mice (with H.B. Siril Ariyaratne, Kellie A. Fecteau, Judith M. Grizzle, and Nilanthi K. Jayasundera), Histology and Histopathology (2010)
Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) is considered as a negative regulator of postnatal Leydig cell (LC) differentiation,...
Differentiation of Leydig cells in the Mongolian gerbil (with Maria Pinto, Fernanda De Mattos Egydio, and Rejane Maria Góes), Microscopy Research and Technique (2010)
Information on postnatal Leydig cell (LC) differentiation in the Mongolian gerbil has been unavailable. Therefore,...
Effects of photo stimulation and nonstimulation of golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) from birth to early puberty on testes structure and function (with Michael W. Hance and J. Ian Mason), Histology and Histopathology (2009)
We tested whether puberty in golden hamsters is photoperiodically controlled. Hamsters were raised under 14:10...
Alteration in testicular cell components following transiently induced ischaemia in prepubertal bulls (with G.M. Schuenemann, T.M. Prado, and F.N. Schrick), Reproduction, Fertility and Development (2008)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate transient testicular ischaemia (induced using elastrator...
Changes in the testis seminiferous tubules and interstitium in prepubertal bull calves immunised against inhibin at the time of gonadotropin administration (with G.M. Shuenemann, F.M. Hopkins, S.A. Kania, and F.N. Schrick), Reproduction, Fertility and Development (2008)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of gonadotropin administration at...
Effects of hypothyroidism on anti-mullerian hormone expression in the prepubertal rat testis (with H.B. Siril Ariyaratne), Histology and Histopathology (2008)
Differentiation of adult Leydig cells (ALC) in the prepubertal rat testis is stimulated by thyroid...
Expression of insulin-like peptide 3 in the postnatal rat Leydig cell lineage: timing and effects of triiodothyronine-treatment (with H.B. S. Ariyanratne, L. Mrkonjich, and R. Ivell), Reproduction (2007)
Fetal (FLC) and adult Leydig cells (ALC) secrete insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3), which is linked...
Virtual Microscopy in a Veterinary Curriculum (with Michael H. Sims and Robert N. Moore), Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (2007)
Teaching faculty in the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine assist students in their...
Detection of anti-mullerian hormone receptor II protein in the postnatal rat testis from birth to sexual maturity (with N. Di Clementi, H.B. S. Ariyaratne, and L. Mrkonjich), Histology and Histopathology (2006)
Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) produced by the immature Sertoli cells negatively regulates the postnatal Leydig cell...
Detection of platelet-derived growth factor-alpha (PDGF-A) protein in cells of Leydig lineage in the postnatal rat testis (with K.A. Fecteau, L. Mrkonjich, and J.I. Mason), Histology and Histopathology (2006)
Platelet-derived growth factor-A (PDGF-A) is a locally produced growth factor in the rat testis secreted...
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Spermatogenetic but not immunological defects in mice lacking the τCstF-64 polyadenylation protein (with K J. Hockert, K Martincic, L A. Borghesi, C Milcarek, B Dass, and C C. MacDonald), Journal of Reproductive Immunology (2011)
Alternative polyadenylation controls expression of genes in many tissues including immune cells and male germ...