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0800083009001000ASRBProgramme GuidesWednesday September 28ESASnack breakfast in the Trade Exhibition areaMRC Lecture: Bill Thatcher"Control and management ofovarianfollicles in cattle to optimize fertility "TeaPincus Taft Lecture: Ron Kahn"Insulin resistance, diabetogenes and the causeoftype II diabetes "TeaAUSTRALIAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCITVE BIOLOOY INC.PROGRAMME 1994Registration: The registration desk will be located on Level 4 of the Hilton Hotel. On ~unday, September25th, it will be open from O9OOh, on Monday - Wednesday between 0830 and 1700h.The Goding and Harrison Lectures, and the Junior Scientist finalis,t orals will be presented in Ballroom A,the MRC Lecture and the Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held in the Redlands Room, withother session venues as indicated in the detailed programme. All venues are on Level 4 ofthe Hilton Hotel.Trade displays will also be found on this level in Ballroom C where morning and afternoon teas will also beserved. Each morning between 0800-0830 a snack breakfast will also be available in the Trade Exhibitorarea.Following the ASRB Silver Jubilee Symposium on Sunday, September 25th, there will be an informalsocial function at the Queensland Art Gallery starting at 1830h.1030Miniposter session:-Artificial insemination & Embryo transferCombined symposium with ADS:Gene TherapyMONDAY SEPTEMBER 261130FinishSession 1 (Concurrent)HYPOTHALAMO·PITUITARY·GONADAL AXIS123013001500LunchLunchCombined symposium with ANZBMS:Corticosteroids and BoneFinishChairman: Dr. lain ClarkeTime: 0830 - 10001Venue: Ballroom BBarker-Gibb,M.L., Boublik,J.H. and Clarke,I.J.NPYeffects on LH secretion in the ovariectomised ewe: Y2 receptor involvement, seasonal variationand site ofaction within the hypothalamus2 Sawangjaroen,K. and Curlewis,J.D.In vitro effects ofPACAP and VIP on sheep pituitary cells3 O'Brien,G.M., Curlewis,J.D. and Martin, L.Physiological and pharmacological challenges to prolactin secretion in Pteropus species (jlying foxes)4 Drummond,A., Dyson,M., Mercer,J. and Findlay,J.Localisation ofinhibin and relatedpeptides in the neonatal rat ovary: potential mediators ofgonadotrophin sensitivity5 O'Shea,T.,Anderson, S.T. and Hillard,M.A.Immunization ofmerino lambs. Effects on inhibin binding and gonadotrophin response toovariectomy6 Klein,R., Clarke,I.J. and Robertson,D.M.Studies in sheep exploring plasma follistatin elevations due to frequent blood sampling or surgery7 Tilbrook,A.J., Clarke,!.J. and de Kretser,D.M.Follistatin suppresses FSH in castrated rams8 Garcia,S., Findlay, J.K. and Mercer,J.E.Regulation ofovarian activin receptor type II expression across the rat oestrous cycle9 Rabiee, A.R., Lean, I.J., Gooden, J.M. and Miller, B.G.Glucose and cholesterol uptake by the ovary ofthe sheep10 Bergfeld,E., D'Occhio,M.J., Whyte, T.R., Aspden,W.J. and Kinder,J.E.Recovery ofpituitary and testis function in young bulls cifter treatment with the LHRH agonistdeslorelinviiiix