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Arthropod Struct Dev 2019 Mar 16. Epub 2019 Mar 16.

Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China. Electronic address:

Males of Panorpodidae possess a special sperm pump, through which they directly transfer seminal fluid to the female spermatheca. However, the sperm pump has not been studied in Panorpodes to date. Here, the structure of the sperm pump and the internal coupling of genitalia were investigated in the short-faced scorpionfly Panorpodes kuandianensis (Zhong, Zhang, and Hua, 2011) using light and scanning electron microscopy. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019 Mar 14;16(6). Epub 2019 Mar 14.

Faculty of Nursing N. S. Candelaria, University of La Laguna, 38010, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Trans men are people who, based on their genitals, were assigned the status of female at birth. However, their identity and their way of living gender do not correspond to the socially established norms. In this paper, we discuss the different perspectives in relation to transgender people and their desire for parenthood. Read More

Int J Mol Sci 2019 Mar 14;20(6). Epub 2019 Mar 14.

Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Engineering Research Center of Landscape Environment of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants of Ministry of Education, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.

is a gynomonoecious plant that bears both female zygomorphic ray florets and bisexual actinomorphic disc florets in the inflorescence. This sexual system is quite prevalent in Asteraceae, but poorly understood. CYCLOIDEA (CYC) 2 subclade transcription factors, key regulators of flower symmetry and floret identity in Asteraceae, have also been speculated to function in reproductive organs and could be an entry point for studying gynomonoecy. Read More

Sci Rep 2019 Mar 14;9(1):4534. Epub 2019 Mar 14.

North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Bismarck, ND, USA.

Over the past decade, abnormalities have been documented in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in west-central Montana. Hypotheses proposed to explain these anomalies included contact with endocrine disrupting pesticides, such as imidacloprid. We evaluated the effects of imidacloprid experimentally at the South Dakota State University Wildlife and Fisheries Captive Facility where adult white-tailed deer females and their fawns were administered aqueous imidacloprid (an untreated control, 1,500 ng/L, 3,000 ng/L, and 15,000 ng/L). Read More

Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2019 Mar 11. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China. Electronic address:

Carotenoids can be enzymatically converted to apocarotenoids by carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases. Insect genomes encode only one member of this ancestral enzyme family. We cloned and characterized the ninaB genes from the silk worm (Bombyx mori) and the flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum). Read More

JMIR Res Protoc 2019 Mar 12;8(3):e11913. Epub 2019 Mar 12.

Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.

Background: Although rates of preterm birth continue to increase globally, identification of preterm from low birth weight infants remains a challenge. The burden of low birth weight vs preterm is greatest in resource-limited settings, where gestational age (GA) prior to delivery is frequently not known because ultrasound in early pregnancy is not available and estimates of the date of the mother's last menstrual period (LMP) may not be reliable. An alternative option is to assess GA at birth to optimize referral and care of preterm newborns. Read More

Reumatologia 2019 28;57(1):19-26. Epub 2019 Feb 28.

Candidate of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

Objectives: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) affects all body organs. This disease has marked physiological, mental, and cognitive effects on the patient and results in sexual dysfunction, depression, and decreased self-confidence. This study was conducted to compare sexual function, depression, anxiety, stress, and the related factors in women suffering from SLE. Read More

Theriogenology 2019 Mar 2;130:26-35. Epub 2019 Mar 2.

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic. Electronic address:

All extant groups of Elasmobranches have internal fertilization and the structure of the male reproductive organs is very specific: sperm passes from the internal organs via the cloaca, but the male copulating organ (clasper) is distant from the cloaca. This suggests that sperm can contact the surrounding medium before fertilization. Because of this involvement with the environment, external signaling in sperm motility activation could occur in these species even though their fertilization mode is internal. Read More

Zookeys 2019 27(825):145-152. Epub 2019 Feb 27.

Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China Guizhou University Guiyang China.

The male of Ding & Yang, 1986 (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae, Tropidocephalini) is redescribed. The female genitalia of the species here, is described and illustrated for the first time. The geographic distribution of the species and images of adult habitus are provided. Read More

Gene Expr Patterns 2019 Mar 6. Epub 2019 Mar 6.

Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, Shanghai, 200241, China. Electronic address:

Wnts are secreted signaling molecules that are implicated in a variety of growth-related processes. Frizzled proteins have been identified as receptors for Wnt ligands in vertebrates and invertebrates, but a functional role for dioecious flatworm Frizzleds has not been determined. To evaluate the endogenous role of Frizzled proteins during development, we have identified and characterized a Schistosoma japonicum frizzled gene (Sjfz7). Read More

J Insect Sci 2019 Mar;19(2)

Animal Science Department, Federal Technological University of Paraná - UTFPR, Estrada para Boa Esperança, Dois Vizinhos, PR, Brazil.

Techniques for counting ovariole number in virgin and mated Apis mellifera L. queens have been described in previous studies. Having a systematic and fast way to collect this measurement can help accelerate bee breeding programs, because selection decisions can be taken faster. Read More

Trends Plant Sci 2019 Mar 5. Epub 2019 Mar 5.

School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, SA 5064, Australia. Electronic address:

The Arabidopsis thaliana ovule arises as a female reproductive organ composed solely of somatic diploid cells. Among them, one cell will acquire a unique identity and initiate female germline development. In this review we explore the complex network that facilitates differentiation of this single cell, and consider how it becomes committed to a distinct developmental program. Read More

Gen Comp Endocrinol 2019 Mar 5. Epub 2019 Mar 5.

College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu, China.

Some of the functions of melatonin in mammals are exerted through its membrane receptors (MRs) and studies have shown that estradiol (E2) might play an important role in regulating the expression of these proteins in female reproductive organs. However, no reports have reported the expression of MRs in the sheep oviduct or whether they are regulated by E2. Thus, herein, we detected the localization of MT1 and MT2 in the sheep oviduct. Read More

Rev Med Chil 2019 ;147(1):41-46

Departamento de Cirugía Vascular y Endovascular, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Background: Pelvic venous insufficiency may cause pelvic congestion syndrome that is characterized by chronic pelvic pain exacerbated by prolonged standing, sexual activity or menstrual cycle. It may be treated by embolizing the dysfunctional pelvic venous drainage and sometimes resecting vulvar, perineal and thigh varices.

Aim: To assess the results of embolization of insufficient pelvic or ovarian veins on pelvic congestion syndrome. Read More

Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2019 03 1;24:750-764. Epub 2019 Mar 1.

Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China,

Accumulating data from large-scale transcriptome studies have identified a class of poorly understood non-protein-coding RNAs, including microRNAs, piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), and a number of studies suggest that lncRNAs modulate the expression of protein-coding genes in a variety of tissues and organs by altering chromatin modification, transcription, mRNA decay, protein subcellular localization, and other key processes. Although much work still remains to identify the roles of lncRNAs in reproduction-related systems, they are likely to exert widespread effects during these processes. In this review, we highlight our emerging understanding of how lncRNAs regulate gene expression, and we discuss the physiological role of this new class of molecular regulators in neurobiology, cardiology, endocrinology, metabolism, muscle biology, and female reproductive disorders. Read More

PLoS One 2019 6;14(3):e0203910. Epub 2019 Mar 6.

Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Puberty is a key stage in mammalian ontogeny, involving endocrinological, physiological and behavioural changes, moderated by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Thus, not all individuals within one population achieve sexual maturity simultaneously. Here, using the European badger (Meles meles) as a model, we describe male testosterone and female oestrone profiles (using Enzyme-immunoassays) from first capture (3 months, post-weaning) until 28 months (attaining sexual maturity and final body size), along with metrics of somatic growth, scent gland development and maturation of external reproductive organs as well as intra-specific competition. Read More

Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2019 Mar 1;108:1-8. Epub 2019 Mar 1.

Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China. Electronic address:

As a component of the mediator complex, the intersex (ix) gene product is involved in the sex determination pathway of the Drosophila melanogaster. IX functions together with the female-specific product of doublesex (dsx) at the bottom of the hierarchy to implement female sexual differentiation. Here we analyzed the functions of the ix gene in the model lepidopteran insect Bombyx mori. Read More

Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2019 Mar 2;17(1):28. Epub 2019 Mar 2.

Department of OB/GYN and REI (UniKiD), University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Background: Syndecan-1 is a heparan sulfate proteoglycan acting as a co-receptor for cytokines and growth factors mediating developmental, immunological and angiogenic processes. In human, the uteroplacental localization of Syndecan-1 and its reduced expression in pregnancy-associated pathologies, such as the intrauterine growth restriction, suggests an influence of Syndecan-1 in embryo-maternal interactions. The aim of the present study was to identify the effect of a reduced expression of Syndecan-1 on the reproductive phenotype of mice and their progenies. Read More

J Insect Sci 2019 Mar;19(2)

Department of Biology, College of Life Science, Shaanxi Normal University, West Chang'an Avenue, Chang'an District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China.

Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) is a monoamine neurotransmitter that plays an important role in regulating a variety of physiological and behavioral activities. In this study, the 5-HT7 receptor gene was cloned from the ant Polyrhachis vicina Roger (1863). The complete Pv5-HT7 receptor cDNA is 3054 bp, including a 5'-untranslated region (UTR) of 790 bp, a 3'-UTR of 752 bp and an open reading frame of 1512 bp encoding polypeptide of 503 amino acids. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Mar;98(9):e14488

Department of Obstetric and Gynecologic, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.

Placenta previa accreta is an obstetrical complication that severely affects the heath of the fetus and the mother due to massive hemorrhage during pregnancy. This study reported a new suture technique called "cervical internal os plasty" to control obstetrical hemorrhage in cesarean delivery for patients with placenta previa accreta and retrospectively evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the new technique.From January 2012 to May 2018, we collected 56 patients with this new suture technique, which repaired the damaged weak area with bleeding from the placental attachment site in the lower uterine segment, and restored the damaged anatomic internal os of the cervix. Read More

Tumour Biol 2019 Feb;41(2):1010428319830002

1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

The aim of this study was to explore the role of NOX4 in the biology of the normal endometrium and endometrial cancer. NOX4 plays a key role in other adenocarcinomas and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetes and obesity, which are important risk factors for endometrial cancer. NOX4 expression was assessed in 239 endometrial cancer and 25 normal endometrium samples by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, in situ hybridization, and immunohistochemistry. Read More

Int J Mol Sci 2019 Feb 22;20(4). Epub 2019 Feb 22.

Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, Siena University, 53100 Siena, Italy.

Taste receptors were first described as sensory receptors located on the tongue, where they are expressed in small clusters of specialized epithelial cells. However, more studies were published in recent years pointing to an expression of these proteins not only in the oral cavity but throughout the body and thus to a physiological role beyond the tongue. The recent observation that taste receptors and components of the coupled taste transduction cascade are also expressed during the different phases of spermatogenesis as well as in mature spermatozoa from mouse to humans and the overlap between the ligand spectrum of taste receptors with compounds in the male and female reproductive organs makes it reasonable to assume that sperm "taste" these different cues in their natural microenvironments. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(8):e14631

Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, GuangDong Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Background: Uterine fibroids represent the most common gynecological benign tumors in reproductive females. Acupuncture has been applied as a therapeutic modality in China to treat uterine fibroids. However, currently, few critical systematic reviews regarding the effect of acupuncture on uterine fibroids have been published. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(8):e14616

Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung.

Hysterectomy is a potential risk factor for subsequent surgery for pelvic organ prolapse, especially when the prolapse exists before hysterectomy. Women without prolapse before hysterectomy may also experience prolapse after hysterectomy. This study aimed to describe a surgical modification of laparoscopic colposuspension with round ligaments after hysterectomy in women without preexisting genital prolapse and to evaluate the initial surgical results in these patients. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(8):e14536

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.

Rationale: Advanced ovarian malignancies are associated with poor overall survival; thus, patients often turn to alternative treatments, despite the controversy surrounding their use. Mistletoe extract has been commonly used as complementary medicine to treat patients with cancer for several decades, and has proven benefits in integrative oncology.

Patient Concerns: A 47-year-old woman with stage IVB ovarian cancer who underwent optimal surgical cytoreduction, but whose disease persisted after adjuvant platinum-based combination chemotherapy and 2nd-line chemotherapy. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(8):e14366

Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between uterine size and volume and clinical pregnancy rate.This longitudinal study was conducted among patients undergoing assisted reproduction technology (ART) treatment at the Reproductive Medicine Center from January 2010 to May 2017, all of whom provided informed consent to participate in the study. The uterine size, for all patients, was measured by transvaginal ultrasonography before ovarian stimulation. Read More

N Engl J Med 2019 02;380(9):886-887

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Front Neurol 2019 5;10:52. Epub 2019 Feb 5.

Department of Biostatistics, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.

Despite the recent growing interest in the cancer-stroke association, the long-term effect, and organ-specific association with stroke incidence in subjects with cancer have not been clearly defined. Data were obtained from the Korean National Health Insurance Service National Sample Cohort database between 2002 and 2015. To investigate the effects of cancer on stroke incidence, subjects were classified into cancer and non-cancer groups based on the period after cancer diagnosis and origin organ of cancer. Read More

Wiad Lek 2019 ;72(1):72-78

Department Surgical Dentistry and Maxillar-Facial Surgery, Higher State Educational Establishment of Ukraine "Bukovinian State Medical University", Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

Objective: Introduction: The rapid development of perinatal gynecology requires from the anatomists comprehensive studies of the patterns of prenatal morphogenesis and the development of topographic and anatomical relationships of female reproductive organs in the human fetuses of different age groups. The aim: To study the development and formation of the vaginal topography in the prenatal period of human ontogenesis.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The study has been conducted based on 23 series of histological and topographic-anatomical sections of human prefetuses aged 9-12 weeks with 31. Read More

Zootaxa 2019 Feb 22;4560(1):195-200. Epub 2019 Feb 22.

Dr. Alexander Schintlmeister, Calberlastr. 3, D-01326 Dresden..

A new notodontid species, Euhampsonia rubricata spec. nov., is described from NW India and W Myanmar and compared to its eastern sister species E. Read More

Zootaxa 2019 Feb 22;4560(1):164-170. Epub 2019 Feb 22.

Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia (PPGEnt), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Av. André Araújo 2936, CEP 69067-375, Manaus, AM, Brazil..

Gyrinus rhyssonotum sp. n. is described and illustrated based on adult males and females collected in Barcelos County, Amazonas state, Brazil. Read More

Zootaxa 2019 Feb 8;4554(1):63-100. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

PPG Entomologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Manaus, AM, Brazil..

The group of species related to Tabanus trivittatus include horse flies with striped abdomens and partially bare, inflated, subcallus. Herein we describe five new species and raise the number of valid species from 15 to 20, four of which occur in Brazil: T. albocapilus sp. Read More

Zootaxa 2019 Feb 14;4555(3):301-318. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China.

Calliprora leucaenae sp. nov. is described infesting foliage of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam. Read More

Zootaxa 2019 Jan 21;4545(4):585-592. Epub 2019 Jan 21.

College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu Province, 210095, PR. China.

The final stadium larva of Euphaea superba Kimmins, 1936 is described and illustrated based on a male and a female specimens collected in Zhejiang province, China. The larvae were associated with the adults by mtCOI gene sequence. The larva of E. Read More

Zootaxa 2019 Jan 22;4546(1):1-96. Epub 2019 Jan 22.

Alexander Koenig Research Museum of Zoology, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany..

This paper provides formal descriptions of some of the unnamed taxa that were included in the most recent molecular phylogeny of pholcid spiders (Eberle et al. 2018, BMC Evolutionary Biology, 18, 141). The focus is on new genera and on species that belong to recently revised genera. Read More

Zootaxa 2019 Feb 3;4551(4):432-444. Epub 2019 Feb 3.

Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstraße 21, D-81247 München, Germany..

Two species of Endoclita C. . R. Read More

J Forensic Leg Med 2019 Feb 6;62:112-114. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Uruguay.

We present the case of a six year and two months old girl who showed a large anal tear, attributed to the penetration of pet dog's penis. After several interviews with the child, as well as her parents, the paediatric psychiatrist assessed the account of events as authentic, understanding by that her narration of events approaches to the subject's truth. According with the guidelines the patient was discharged home with strict follow up by her paediatrician. Read More

J Morphol 2019 Apr 18;280(4):555-567. Epub 2019 Feb 18.

Systematic Entomology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

Although the great genital diversity of the barklouse genus Trichadenotecnum has been described in previous studies, the specific function of the genital structures during the copulation process has received less investigative attention. We reconstructed 3D-models of each structure of the male and female genitalia of Trichadenotecnum incognitum in copula and those of uncopulated male and female of Trichadenotecnum pseudomedium. By comparing the changes in male and female genital structures and related muscles in copulated and uncopulated states, the function of each genital structure can be described. Read More

J Sex Med 2019 Feb;16(2):257-266

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital, V Úvalu 84, Prague 5, Czech Republic; Institute of Sexology, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 460/11, Prague 2, Czech Republic. Electronic address:

Background: Surgery is the optimal treatment for a severe form of clitoral phimosis (CP) that is initiated by lichen sclerosus (LS) and causes female sexual dysfunction.

Aim: We aimed to determine the etiology of clitoral phimosis, its influence on sexual function, and outcomes after surgical treatment.

Methods: In this prospective cohort study, we observed the occurrence of clitoral phimosis and related changes in a group of 3,650 sexually active heterosexual women with a mean age of 34. Read More

Nuklearmedizin 2019 Feb 15;58(1):17-22. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Chair and Department of Electroradiology, Poznan University of Medical Science.

Aim: Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers of the female reproductive system. The aim of the study was to assess the usefulness of the F-FDG-PET/CT study in staging of cervical cancer, with focus on the primary tumor parameters.

Material & Methods: 105 patients (mean age 56 ± 11y) with newly diagnosed cervical cancer underwent PET/CT examination which was performed 60 min after IV injection of F-FDG with a mean activity of 364 ± 75MBq. Read More

Zookeys 2019 4(822):33-51. Epub 2019 Feb 4.

Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China South China Agricultural University Guangzhou China.

Some new discoveries of the family Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 from China are reported. A new species, Huang & Wang, is described from W. Sichuan. Read More

Bull Soc Pathol Exot 2018 ;111(1):1-4

Service dermatologie CHU de Treichville, université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte-d'Ivoire.

We have conducted a retrospective study in the dermatology department of the CHU Treichville in Abidjan during 4 years. Three hundred and fifty cases of venereal warts were recorded with a hospital frequency of 1.5%, an average age of 29. Read More

PLoS Biol 2019 Feb 14;17(2):e3000002. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Institute of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

Masculinization of the external genitalia in humans is dependent on formation of 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) through both the canonical androgenic pathway and an alternative (backdoor) pathway. The fetal testes are essential for canonical androgen production, but little is known about the synthesis of backdoor androgens, despite their known critical role in masculinization. In this study, we have measured plasma and tissue levels of endogenous steroids in second trimester human fetuses using multidimensional and high-resolution mass spectrometry. Read More

PLoS Genet 2019 02 14;15(2):e1007827. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Telomere length (TL) predicts health and survival across taxa. Variation in TL between individuals is thought to be largely of genetic origin, but telomere inheritance is unusual, because zygotes already express a TL phenotype, the TL of the parental gametes. Offspring TL changes with paternal age in many species including humans, presumably through age-related TL changes in sperm, suggesting an epigenetic inheritance mechanism. Read More

Neotrop Entomol 2019 Feb 13. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Lab de Estudos de Lepidoptera Neotropical, Depto de Zoologia, Univ Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.

Feltia llanoi (Köhler, 1953) stat. rev. and its hitherto senior subjective synonym Feltia brachystria (Hampson, 1903) are two species of noctuid moths with unusual broadly bipectinate antenna and restricted distribution in central eastern Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay. Read More

Steroids 2019 May 10;145:5-18. Epub 2019 Feb 10.

Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia. Electronic address:

Progesterone (P4) and its analogues regulate various reproductive processes, such as ovulation, implantation, pregnancy maintenance and delivery. In these processes, an important role is played by the immune cells recruited to the female reproductive organs and tissues, where they are exposed to the action of P4. Progestins regulate cellular processes, acting through nuclear steroid receptors (nSRs), membrane P4 receptors (mPRs), and through the sensors. Read More

J Insect Sci 2019 Jan 1;19(1). Epub 2019 Jan 1.

Department of Entomology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.

Larvae of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (L.), have been widely studied for their capacity of generating value-added products through waste bioconversion. Several efforts have been made towards optimization of rearing methods of the larval stages. Read More

J Genet Genomics 2019 Jan 6;46(1):53-56. Epub 2018 Dec 6.

Reproductive Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, Hefei, 230022, China. Electronic address:

Pestic Biochem Physiol 2019 Jan 5;153:77-86. Epub 2018 Nov 5.

College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. Electronic address:

The commercial insecticide pymetrozine has been extensively used for brown planthopper control in East Asia. The transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) channel, which consists of two proteins, Nanchung (Nan) and Inactive (Iav), has recently been shown to be the molecular target of pymetrozine in the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) and pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum). In this study, we characterized the Nan and Iav TRPV channel subunits of N. Read More