ROLES OF SULFOGALACTOSYLGLYCEROLIPID (SGG) IN SPERM FUNCTIONS.
Author(s): Xu, Hongbin^{1, 2}, Tanphaichitr, Nongnuj^{1, 2}, ¹ Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada² University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

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PROTEIN KINASES INFLUENCE BOVINE OOCYTE MATURATION DURING SHORT-TERM TREATMENT WITH RECOMBINANT HUMAN FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE.
Author(s): Sirard, Marc-André¹, Ali, Atef¹, ¹ Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada

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TYROSINE PHOSPHORYLATION OF MOUSE SPERM PROTEINS IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ZONA PELLUCIDA BINDING: POTENTIAL INVOLVEMENT OF MOLECULAR CHAPERONES.
Author(s): Asquith, Kelly¹, Nixon, Brett¹, McLaughlin, Eileen¹, Aitken, John¹, ¹ University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia

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THE FIRST EVIDENCE FOR NITRIC OXIDE AS A SPERM CHEMOATTRACTANT IN THE FATHEAD MINNOW.
Author(s): McAuliffe, Maureen¹, Wilson, Desiree¹, Scott, Condra¹, Ren, Qun¹, Lyon, Beth¹, Atherton, Robert, ¹ University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

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ASSOCIATION OF PDE4A WITH AKAP110 IN BOVINE SPERMATOZOA.
Author(s): Bajpai, Malini¹, Fiedler, Sarah¹, Vijayaraghavan, Srinivasan², Livera, Gabriel³, Conti, Marco³, Carr, Daniel¹, ¹ Oregon Health and Sciences University and VA Medical Center, Portland, OR² Kent State University, Kent, OH³ Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

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UNIQUE ASSOCIATION OF PKC ZETA AT THE MEIOTIC SPINDLE.
Author(s): Baluch, Page¹, Koeneman, Brian¹, McGaughey, Robert¹, Capco, David¹, ¹ Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

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EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTATION OF SORBITOL DURING IN VITRO FERTILIZATION ON FERTILIZATION AND EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT IN PIG OOCYTES IN VITRO.
Author(s): Yang, BS^{1, 2}, Katayama, M¹, Farwell, R¹, Rieke, A¹, Cantley, TC¹, Day, BN¹, ¹ University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO² National Livestock Research Institute, RDA, Suweon, Republic of Korea

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ATTENUATION OF SPERM-INDUCED CALCIUM OSCILLATIONS IN MOUSE EGGS AFFECTS INITIATION, COMPLETION, AND QUALITY OF EGG ACTIVATION EVENTS, INCLUDING THE MEMBRANE BLOCK TO POLYSPERMY.
Author(s): Gardner, Allison ¹, Williams, Carmen^{2, 3}, Evans, Janice¹, ¹ Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD² University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA³ University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

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SPERM IMMOBILIZATION METHODS AFFECTS FERTILIZATION AFTER INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION IN PORCINE OOCYTES.
Author(s): Katayama, Mika¹, Yang, Boh S.^{1, 2}, Sutovsky, Peter³, Day, Billy¹, ¹ Animal Science Research Center, Universtiy of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO² National Livestock Research Institute, Suwon, Korea³ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO

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CENTROSOMAL PROTEIN CENTRIN IS NOT DETECTABLE DURING EARLY CLEAVAGES BUT REAPPEARS DURING LATE BLASTOCYST STAGE IN PORCINE EMBRYOS.
Author(s): Manandhar, G¹, Schatten, H², Lai, L¹, Ezashi, T¹, Letko, J^{4, 5}, Laurincik, J⁵, Caamano, J¹, Sutovsky, M¹, Day, B¹, Sutovsky, P^{1, 3}, ¹ Department of Animal Science, Columbia, MO² School of Veterinary Medicine, Columbia, MO⁴ Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA⁵ Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovak Republic³ Department of Obstetric & Gynecology, Columbia, MO

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OSCILLATORY CALCIUM AND CaMKII ACTIVITY PROVIDE THE STIMULUS FOR EGG ACTIVATION IN IVF AND ICSI.
Author(s): Markoulaki, Styliani¹, Kurokawa, Manabu³, Yoon, Sook-Young³, Matson, Sara², Fissore, Rafael³, Ducibella, Tom^{1, 2}, ¹ Dept. of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Boston, MA³ Dept. Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Amherst, MA² Dept. OB/GYN, Boston, MA

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THE SH2 DOMAIN OF FYN KINASE AFFECTS MOUSE PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWING ICSI.
Author(s): Meng, Li¹, Luo, Jinping¹, Kinsey, William ², ¹ Dept. of Ob/Gyn, Kansas City, KS² Dept. of Anatomy and Cell biology, Kansas City, KS

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INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF PLC-1IN MOUSE REPRODUCTION.
Author(s): Murray, Alison¹, Lannagan, Tamsin¹, Kind, Peter¹, Spears, Norah ¹, ¹ Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK

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MURINE Jaw1, A TYPE II INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEIN, IS REQUIRED FOR NORMAL SPERM FUNCTION AND FERTILITY.
Author(s): Najera, Lydia¹, Ensrud, Kathy², Jecklin, Heidi³, Piehl, Laura², Hamilton, David², Roberts, Kenneth⁴, Behrens, Timothy³, ¹ University of Minnesota, Minneapols, MN² University of Minnesota, Minneapols, MN³ University of Minnesota, Minneapols, MN⁴ University of Minnesota, Minneapols, MN

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SPECIFIC INTEGRIN SUBUNITS PRESENT ON THE VITELLINE MEMBRANE OF BOVINE OOCYTES.
Author(s): Pate, Barry¹, Li, Guang-Peng¹, Aston, Kenneth ¹, Bunch, Thomas¹, Campbell, Kenneth¹, Hammon, Doug¹, Rickords, Lee¹, White, Kenneth¹, ¹ Utah State University, Logan, UT

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RESULTS OF ADDING PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR (PAF) TO BOAR SEMEN PRIOR TO AI ON LITTER PRODUCTIVITY OF SOWS AND GILTS.
Author(s): Plummer, William ¹, Diehl, John ², Peterman, Kelly ¹, Mook, Jennifer², ¹ California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA² Clemson University, Clemson, SC

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SPERM BINDING TO UTERINE AND OVIDUCTAL EPITHELIAL EXPLANTS, ZONA PELLUCIDA, AND FERTILIZATION CAPACITY IN VITRO.
Author(s): Siddiqui, Mohammed^{1, 2}, Brenny, Suzanne¹, Kaya, Abdullah^{1, 3}, Enwall, Lefric¹, Shamsuddin, Mohammed², Parrish, John¹, ¹ University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI² Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh³ University of Selçuk, Konya, Kampüs, Turkey

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MARKED VARIATION IN THE AMINO ACID SEQUENCES AND POLYPEPTIDE COMPOSITIONS OF ZONADHESIN AMONG FOUR SPECIES OF RODENTS.
Author(s): Tardif, Steve¹, Hardy, Daniel¹, ¹ Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX

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MEMBRANE AND CORTICAL ABNORMALITIES IN POST-OVULATORY AGED EGGS.
Author(s): Wortzman, Genevieve¹, Evans, Janice ¹, ¹ Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

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