Research Group 4: Reproduction Biology
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Research projects :

  1. Ovarian physiology

    1.1   Control of reproduction of wildlife animals
    1.2   Reproduction biology of Eurasian and Iberian lynx
    1.3   Gamete conservation for genome banking in rare and endangered species - isolation, cryopreservation and growth of primordial ovarian follicles (DFG Je 163/6-1)

  2. Andrology

    2.1   The roe deer as a model for intratesticular regulation: investigation of factors (cellular interaction and gene expression)
    2.2   Correlations between spermatogenesis, steroidogenesis and Leydig cell-derived growth factor EGF
    2.3   Effect of domestication on testicular activity of Mongolian gerbils
    2.4   Comparison of spermatogenesis in normo- and teratozoospermic domestic cat (Felis catus)

  3. Non-invasive monitoring of hormones

    3.1   
    Demonstration of 2-unsaturated C19-steroids in the urine of female Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, and its application for reproductive monitoring and prediction of parturition
    3.2   Monitoring of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity in elephants based on measurement of urinary catecholaines
    3.3   Reproductive Biology of the sand cat (Felis margarita)
    3.4   Comparative metabolism of testosterone and cortisol in spotted hyenas
    3.5   Non-invasive monitoring to study stress and reproduction in the male cheetah
    3.6   Non-invasive monitoring of hormones in the lynx: the problem to differentiate pregnancy from pseudopregnancy
     
  4. Feto-maternal interactions

    4.1  Pregnancy diagnosis in urine of Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardius) based on a pregnancy specific substance
    4.2  Functional role of Oviductin during the fertilization process
    4.3  Comparative gene expression analysis of steroid biogenesis enzymes in the placenta of cat (Felis catus) and Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
    4.4  Characterization of the placental hormone Relaxin in Lynx pardinus
     

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