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  • Role of IL-8 and TIMP-2 on term canine trophoblast migration, invasion, and proliferation

    Creator:
    Gullaba, Justine Marie
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    Placental pathologies are not uncommon in dogs. For example, in primiparous bitches, the reported incidence of subinvolution of placental sites is 21% - 100%. Despite years of research in multiple species, the mechanisms regulating late gestation trophoblast behavior in the dog remain unexamined. Therefore, the objective of this study was...
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    Abstract Approved: Michelle A. Kutzler Placental pathologies are not uncommon in dogs. For

  • Applications of GnRH immunization in domestic dogs

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    Donovan, Caitlin Elizabeth
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    Reproductive function in the dog is controlled by feedback mechanisms that involve the hypothalamus, the anterior pituitary gland, and the gonads. Surgical gonad removal, a common procedure performed in dogs for the purposes of sterilization, disrupts the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis and results in permanently elevated concentrations of gonadotropins. Manipulation of...
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    : Michelle Anne Kutzler Reproductive function in the dog is controlled by feedback mechanisms that

  • Gene expression in the peripartum canine placenta

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    Fellows, Elizabeth Jane
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    This research investigated gene expression in the canine placenta during the peripartum period. Previous studies have recognized molecular changes that occur in the placenta around the time of placental release in other species, but no study has looked at gene expression in the late gestation canine placenta. Of particular significance...
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    advisor, Dr. Michelle Kutzler, for her invaluable guidance during my graduate studies at Oregon State

  • Canine LH Receptors Expression in Non-neoplastic and Neoplastic Tissues

    Creator:
    Zwida, Khawla
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    Throughout most of the developed world, surgical sterilization via gonadectomy has become a common tool for combating the overpopulation of unwanted dogs as well as to eliminate the risk of reproductive diseases in pet dogs. In the dog as in other normal adult mammal, the hypothalamus secretes gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH),...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Michelle A. Kutzler

  • Cellular characteristics of canine trophoblasts

    Creator:
    Sahlfeld, Laura
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    This research investigated the development of a novel canine model to study preeclampsia. Normal canine placental development has morphologic and histologic similarities to the shallow trophoblast invasion occurring with preeclampsia in humans, which makes the dog a particularly good choice for modeling this disease and will be an improvement on...
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    : ________________________________________________________________ Michelle A. Kutzler This research investigated the development of a novel canine model to

  • Changing Storms and Snowpack Fate in the Western United States

    Creator:
    Hu, Jyun-Yi Michelle
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    Cold-season storms are responsible for generating most of the snow that accumulates in mountainous watersheds across the western United States, but with overwhelming evidence of warming temperature trends, this seasonal snowpack is at risk for melt, The vast majority of snow trend studies utilize undifferentiated air temperature records – these...
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    THE THESIS OF Jyun-Yi Michelle Hu for the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Science

  • Effects of Maternal Treatment with Testosterone Proprionate in Ewes from Day 30-60 of Gestation on Male Offspring Potential Fertility

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    Scully, Clare M.
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    Prenatal exposure to excess androgens, testosterone in particular, has clear effects on potential ram fertility. Utilizing breeding soundness examinations in male sheep will assess the ram's potential ability to impregnate a certain number of healthy females during a defined breeding season. Identifying rams that have high breeding potential can provide...
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    graduate committee, Dr. Michelle Kutzler, for her time and help to bring this thesis together and Dr

  • Expression of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSHβ) and its Receptor (FSHR) within the Ovine Placentome

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    Wu, Eleas M.
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    Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) plays a key role in the ewe’s estrous cycle but understanding its continued importance during pregnancy is not well understood. Researchers have proposed a model theorizing that a cascade of hormones is responsible for pregnancy maintenance. Weems et al. proposed a model for placental progesterone production;...
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    committee, Dr. Michelle Kutzler for all of her mentorship and countless hours reading revisions and Dr

  • The Effect of Exercise on the Biomechanical Determinants of Knee Energy Absorption during Single-leg Jump-cuts

    Creator:
    Pollard, Anne E.
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    Anterior cruciate ligament injuries are common in a wide variety of sports and most frequently occur during activities requiring rapid deceleration such as landing and cutting. Deceleration of the body's center of mass during movement results primarily from eccentric muscle contraction. This type of contraction serves to absorb energy from...
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    THE THESIS OF Anne E. Pollard for the degree of Master of Science in Exercise and Sport Science

  • Ulcerative Dermatitis in C57BL/6 Mice

    Creator:
    Sargent, Jennifer L.
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    Ulcerative dermatitis (UD) is a common condition in C57BL/6 mice that is poorly understood and challenging to treat. Inconsistently there have been reports of an increased incidence of the disease in female mice, mice exposed to certain diets, mice of advanced age, and in several seasons. These inconsistencies indicated a...
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    , Michelle Kutzler, and Christiane Löhr, for their time and insightful suggestions. Thanks go to Dr. Kathy