By Professor Robert Bruce Gilchrist

Journal articles

Richani D; Wang X; Zeng HT; Smitz J; Thompson JG; Gilchrist RB, 2014, 'Pre-maturation with cAMP modulators in conjunction with EGF-like peptides during in vitro maturation enhances mouse oocyte developmental competence', Molecular Reproduction and Development, 81, pp. 422 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrd.22307

Frank LA; Sutton-Mcdowall ML; Gilchrist RB; Thompson JG, 2014, 'The effect of peri-conception hyperglycaemia and the involvement of the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway in mediating oocyte and embryo developmental competence', Molecular Reproduction and Development, 81, pp. 391 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrd.22299

Machado MF; Nogueira MF; Gilchrist RB; Sutton-McDowall ML; Mottershead DG; White MA; Thompson JG, 2014, '236 effect of cyclic adenosine monophosphate modulator regulators in association with bmp15 on bovine embryo development in vitro.', Reprod Fertil Dev, 27, pp. 207 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RDv27n1Ab236

Gilchrist RB; Richani D, 2013, 'Somatic guidance for the oocyte', Developmental Cell, 27, pp. 603 - 605, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2013.12.006

Thompson JG; Gilchrist RB, 2013, 'Pioneering contributions by Robert Edwards to oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM)', Molecular Human Reproduction, 19, pp. 794 - 798, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molehr/gat075

Frank LA; Sutton-Mcdowall ML; Russell DL; Wang X; Feil DK; Gilchrist RB; Thompson JG, 2013, 'Effect of varying glucose and glucosamine concentration in vitro on mouse oocyte maturation and developmental competence', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 25, pp. 1095 - 1104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RD12275

Richani D; Ritter LJ; Thompson JG; Gilchrist RB, 2013, 'Mode of oocyte maturation affects EGF-like peptide function and oocyte competence', Molecular Human Reproduction, 19, pp. 500 - 509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molehr/gat028

Caixeta ES; Sutton-McDowall ML; Gilchrist RB; Thompson JG; Price CA; Machado MF; Lima PF; Buratini J, 2013, 'Bone morphogenetic protein 15 and fibroblast growth factor 10 enhance cumulus expansion, glucose uptake, and expression of genes in the ovulatory cascade during in vitro maturation of bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes', Reproduction, 146, pp. 27 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/REP-13-0079

Mottershead DG; Harrison CA; Mueller TD; Stanton PG; Gilchrist RB; McNatty KP, 2013, 'Growth differentiation factor 9:bone morphogenetic protein 15 (GDF9:BMP15) synergism and protein heterodimerization', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1303459110

Thompson JG; Mottershead DG; Gilchrist RB, 2013, 'Oocyte-Secreted Factors in Domestic Animals', , pp. 55 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118538074.ch4

Zeng HT; Ren Z; Guzman L; Wang X; Sutton-Mcdowall ML; Ritter LJ; De Vos M; Smitz J; Thompson JG; Gilchrist RB, 2013, 'Heparin and cAMP modulators interact during pre-in vitro maturation to affect mouse and human oocyte meiosis and developmental competence', Human Reproduction, 28, pp. 1536 - 1545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/det086

Rose RD; Gilchrist RB; Kelly JM; Thompson JG; Sutton-McDowall ML, 2013, 'Regulation of sheep oocyte maturation using cAMP modulators', Theriogenology, 79, pp. 142 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.09.020

Sutton-Mcdowall ML; Mottershead DG; Gardner DK; Gilchrist RB; Thompson JG, 2012, 'Metabolic differences in bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes matured in vitro in the presence or absence of follicle-stimulating hormone and bone morphogenetic protein 15', Biology of Reproduction, 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.102061

Watson LN; Mottershead DG; Dunning KR; Robker RL; Gilchrist RB; Russell DL, 2012, 'Heparan sulfate proteoglycans regulate responses to oocyte paracrine signals in ovarian follicle morphogenesis', Endocrinology, 153, pp. 4544 - 4555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2012-1181

Richani D; Ritter LJ; Thompson JG; Gilchrist RB, 2012, 'Consequences of In Vitro Maturation of Oocytes on Cumulus Cell EGF-Like Peptide Signaling.', Biology of Reproduction, 87, pp. 365 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/87.s1.365

Sharkey DJ; Macpherson AM; Tremellen KP; Mottershead DG; Gilchrist RB; Robertson SA, 2012, 'TGF-β mediates proinflammatory seminal fluid signaling in human cervical epithelial cells', Journal of Immunology, 189, pp. 1024 - 1035, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1200005

Voudouris V; Gilchrist R; Rigby R; Sedgwick J; Stasinopoulos D, 2012, 'Modelling skewness and kurtosis with the BCPE density in GAMLSS', Journal of Applied Statistics, 39, pp. 1279 - 1293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2011.644530

Simpson CM; Stanton PG; Walton KL; Chan KL; Ritter LJ; Gilchrist RB; Harrison CA, 2012, 'Activation of latent human GDF9 by a single residue change (Gly ³⁹¹Arg) in the mature domain', Endocrinology, 153, pp. 1301 - 1310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1632

Mottershead DG; Ritter LJ; Gilchrist RB, 2012, 'Signalling pathways mediating specific synergistic interactions between GDF9 and BMP15', Molecular Human Reproduction, 18, pp. 121 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molehr/gar056

Gilchrist RB; Ritter LJ, 2011, 'Differences in the participation of TGFB superfamily signalling pathways mediating porcine and murine cumulus cell expansion', Reproduction, 142, pp. 647 - 657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/REP-11-0196

Gilchrist RB; De Vos M; Smitz J; Thompson JG, 2011, 'IVM media are designed specifically to support immature cumulus-oocyte complexes not denuded oocytes that have failed to respond to hyperstimulation', Fertility and Sterility, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.06.012

Scaramuzzi RJ; Baird DT; Campbell BK; Driancourt MA; Dupont J; Fortune JE; Gilchrist RB; Martin GB; McNatty KP; McNeilly AS; Monget P; Monniaux D; Viñoles C; Webb R, 2011, 'Regulation of folliculogenesis and the determination of ovulation rate in ruminants', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 23, pp. 444 - 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RD09161

Hussein TS; Sutton-Mcdowall ML; Gilchrist RB; Thompson JG, 2011, 'Temporal effects of exogenous oocyte-secreted factors on bovine oocyte developmental competence during IVM', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 23, pp. 576 - 584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RD10323

Smitz JEJ; Thompson JG; Gilchrist RB, 2011, 'The promise of in vitro maturation in assisted reproduction and fertility preservation', Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 29, pp. 24 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1268701

Gilchrist RB, 2011, 'Recent insights into oocytefollicle cell interactions provide opportunities for the development of new approaches to in vitro maturation', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 23, pp. 23 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RD10225

Sasseville M; Ritter LJ; Nguyen TM; Liu F; Mottershead DG; Russell DL; Gilchrist RB, 2010, 'Growth differentiation factor 9 signaling requires ERK1/2 activity in mouse granulosa and cumulus cells', Journal of Cell Science, 123, pp. 3166 - 3176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.063834

Sutton-McDowall ML; Gilchrist RB; Thompson JG, 2010, 'The pivotal role of glucose metabolism in determining oocyte developmental competence', Reproduction, 139, pp. 685 - 695, http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/REP-09-0345

van den Hout A; Gilchrist R; van der Heijden PGM, 2010, 'The randomized response log linear model as a composite link model', Statistical Modelling, 10, pp. 57 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1471082X0801000104

Albuz FK; Sasseville M; Lane M; Armstrong DT; Thompson JG; Gilchrist RB, 2010, 'Simulated physiological oocyte maturation (SPOM): A novel in vitro maturation system that substantially improves embryo yield and pregnancy outcomes', Human Reproduction, 25, pp. 2999 - 3011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deq246

Wang Y; Nicholls PK; Stanton PG; Harrison CA; Sarraj M; Gilchrist RB; Findlay JK; Farnworth PG, 2009, 'Extra-ovarian expression and activity of growth differentiation factor 9', Journal of Endocrinology, 202, pp. 419 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1677/JOE-08-0563

Sasseville M; Albuz FK; Côté N; Guillemette C; Gilchrist RB; Richard FJ, 2009, 'Characterization of novel phosphodiesterases in the bovine ovarian follicle', Biology of Reproduction, 81, pp. 415 - 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.074450

Sasseville M; Nguyen TM; Ritter LJ; Russell DL; Gilchrist RB, 2009, 'Oocyte/GDF9 Regulation of Granulosa/Cumulus Cell Functions Requires EGF Receptor/MAPK3/1 Signaling.', Biology of Reproduction, 81, pp. 107 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/81.s1.107

Yeo CX; Gilchrist RB; Lane M, 2009, 'Disruption of bidirectional oocyte-cumulus paracrine signaling during in vitro maturation reduces subsequent mouse oocyte developmental competence', Biology of Reproduction, 80, pp. 1072 - 1080, http://dx.doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.073908

Nicholls PK; Harrison CA; Gilchrist RB; Farnworth PG; Stanton PG, 2009, 'Growth differentiation factor 9 is a germ cell regulator of sertoli cell function', Endocrinology, 150, pp. 2481 - 2490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2008-1048

Sasseville M; Gagnon MC; Guillemette C; Sullivan R; Gilchrist RB; Richard FJ, 2009, 'Regulation of gap junctions in porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes: contributions of granulosa cell contact, gonadotropins, and lipid rafts', Molecular Endocrinology, 23, pp. 700 - 710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/me.2008-0320

Hussein TS; Filby AN; Gilchrist RB; Lane M, 2009, '114. HUMAN CUMULUS - OOCYTE COMPLEXES SECRETE CUMULUS EXPANSION ENABLING FACTOR(S)', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 21, pp. 33 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/srb09abs114

Albuz FK; Sasseville M; Armstrong DT; Lane M; Thompson JG; Gilchrist RB, 2009, '131. INDUCED OOCYTE IN VITRO MATURATION (IVM) SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVES EMBRYO YIELD AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 21, pp. 50 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/srb09abs131

Sasseville M; Ritter LJ; Nguyen T; Mottershead DG; Russell DL; Gilchrist RB, 2009, '134. EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR/MAPK3/1 PATHWAY CROSS-TALK ENABLES GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9 TO SIGNAL THROUGH SMAD2/3 IN MOUSE GRANULOSA CELLS', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 21, pp. 53 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/srb09abs134

Frank LA; Sutton-McDowall ML; Russell DL; Lane M; Gilchrist RB; Thompson JG, 2009, '535. THE EFFECT OF ALTERING GLUCOSE LEVELS DURING COLLECTION AND MATURATION OF MOUSE OOCYTES ON SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTAL COMPETENCE', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 21, pp. 133 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/srb09abs535

Gilchrist RB, 2008, 'Actions of Oocyte-Secreted TGFbeta Superfamily Ligands.', Biology of Reproduction, 78, pp. 279 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/78.s1.279b

Ritter LJ; Gilchrist RB, 2008, 'Activation of Cumulus Cell Smad2/3 and MAPK Pathways Are Not Obligatory for Bovine and Porcine Cumulus Cell Expansion.', Biology of Reproduction, 78, pp. 67 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/78.s1.67

Sasseville M; Côté N; Gilchrist RB; Richard FJ, 2008, 'Compartmentalization of Specific cAMP-Phosphodiesterase Subtype Activities in The Bovine Ovarian Follicle.', Biology of Reproduction, 78, pp. 288 - 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/78.s1.288a

Gilchrist RB, 2008, 'Oocyte-Cumulus Cell-Signaling Systems Regulating Oocyte Quality.', Biology of Reproduction, 78, pp. 232 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/78.s1.232

Gilchrist RB; Lane M; Thompson JG, 2008, 'Oocyte-secreted factors: Regulators of cumulus cell function and oocyte quality', Human Reproduction Update, 14, pp. 159 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmm040

Yeo CX; Gilchrist RB; Thompson JG; Lane M, 2008, 'Exogenous growth differentiation factor 9 in oocyte maturation media enhances subsequent embryo development and fetal viability in mice', Human Reproduction, 23, pp. 67 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dem140

Lekamge DN; Lane M; Gilchrist RB; Tremellen KP, 2008, 'Increased gonadotrophin stimulation does not improve IVF outcomes in patients with predicted poor ovarian reserve', Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 25, pp. 515 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10815-008-9266-6

Sasseville M; Albuz FK; Richard FJ; Gilchrist RB, 2008, '254. Evidences for a novel cAMP-phosphodiesterase expressed in the bovine ovarian follicle', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 20, pp. 54 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/srb08abs254

Albuz FK; Sasseville M; Armstrong DT; Thompson JG; Gilchrist RB, 2008, '260. Synergistic effects of cAMP modulating agents in pre-IVM and in IVM on bovine cumulus and oocyte functions', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 20, pp. 60 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/srb08abs260

Nicholls PK; Harrison CA; Gilchrist RB; Farnworth PG; Stanton PG, 2008, '439. GDF9 and BMP15 are germ-free regulators of Sertoli cell function', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 20, pp. 119 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/srb08abs439

Grupen CG; Gilchrist RB; Nayudu PL; Barry MF; Schulz SJ; Ritter LJ; Armstrong DT, 2007, 'Effects of ovarian stimulation, with and without human chorionic gonadotrophin, on oocyte meiotic and developmental competence in the marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus)', Theriogenology, 68, pp. 861 - 872, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.07.009

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