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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26 (cont)38 Meier,S., Jenkin,G. Trewhella,M.A. and Fairclough,R.J.Changes in endometrial phospholipids andfatty acids during the oestrous cycle and early pregnancyin the ewe39 Massa,H. and Martin,L.Porcine-relaxin differentially inhibits uterine longitudinal & circular muscles in vivo in oestrous &early pregnant rats40 Sakoff.J.A. and Murdoch, R.N.The period ofuterine receptivity in the pseudopregnanct quackenbush special mouse as defined by thedeciduogenic lectin, concanavalin A41 Shaw,T.J. and Murphy,C.R.Early deciduogenic response ofthe uterine mucosa to the lectine concanavalin A and sesame oil42 Hosie,M.J. and Murphy,C.R.Effects ofthe interaction between clomiphene citrate and ovarian hormones on the surfaceultrastructure ofthe uterine luminal epitherlial cells43 Terry,V., Murphy,C.R. and Shorey,C.D.Vaginal epithelium ofovariectomised rats treated with combined clomphene citrate and exogenousoestrogen or progesterone44 Kleemann,D.O., Walker,S.K. and Seamark,R.F.Origin ofenhancedfetal growth in sheep administered progesterone during early pregnancy45 Shaw,G., Gehring,H. and Bell,E.C.Prostaglandin production by placental tissues in late pregnant tammar wallabiesMONDAY SEPTEMBER 26 (cont)49 McDougalLS. and Macmillan,K.L.Anovulatory dairy cows have lower LH pulsefrequency and intrafollicular concentrations ofoestradiol (£2) and testosterone (T) than cyclic cows50 Russell,D.L., Robertson, D.M. and Findlay, J.K.Pla.filma FSH elevation in ewes immunised with inhibin aN subunit is attributed to neutralisation (~fcirculating high molecular weight inhibin51 Robinson,S.J., Squires,E.L., Graham,J.K. and Maxwell,W.M.C.Effects ofcalcium ionophore A23I87 and heparin on stallion sperm52 O'Brien,J.K., Ryan,J.P., Waite,K.M., Maxwell,W.M.C. and Evans,G.Energy metabolism ofin vivo and in vitro matured oocytes from pre-pubertal and adult sheep53 Lane,M. and Gardner,D.K.Eagle's essential amino acids stimulate development ofinner cell mass cells ofcultured mouseembryosSession 7 :Chainnan: Assoc. Professor Jock FindlayTime: 1600 - 1715Si:THE GREAT DEBATE: ICSI OR ICNONRob McLachlanChris O'NeillLeeanda WiltonVenue: Ballroom ANon:Robert SeamarkAlan TrounsonJim Cummins46 Shaw,G., Gehring,H. and Bell,E.C.Prostaglandin production by endomentrium in late pregnant tammar wallabies47 Cox,n.B., Kent,J.C., Owens,R.A. and Hartmann,P.E.Mammary morphological andfunctional changes during pregnancy in womenSession 5Chairman: Prof. Alan TrounsonGODING LECTUREProfessor I. HuhtaniemiMolecular aspects ofthe ontogeny ofthe mammalian pituitary-gonadal axisSession 8 :Chairman: Assoc. Professor Bob SeamarkTime: 0900 - 1000TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27GROWTH FACTORS & THE UTERUSVenue: Ballroom B54 Wathes,D.C., Perks,C.M. and Stevenson,K.R.Insulin-like growthfactor-l (IGF-l) Synthesis in the ovine reproductive tract: possible interactionsbetween uterus and ovaryTime: 1200 - 1300 Venue: Ballroom A 55 Cann,C.H., Fairclough,R.J., Sutton,R. and Gow,C.B.Expression ofinsulin-like growthfactor-l mRNA in endometrium during early pregnancy in thesheepSession 6 :Chairman: Assoc. Professor Bob SeamarkTime: 1400 - 1530SERONO-ASRB JUNIOR SCIENTIST AWARDVenue: Ballroom A48 HotzeLM.J., Martin,G.B., Walkden-Brown,S.W. and Fisher,J.S.Nutritional effects on testicular growth and LH and FSH secretion in Suffolk and Merino rams in thebreeding and non-breeding seasons56 Peterson,A.J., Ledgard,A.M., Hodgkinson,S.C. and Tervit,H.R.IGFBP proteolytic activity in the uterineflushings ofpregnant and nonpregnant sheep57 Clements,J., Ehrlich,A., Marsh,M. and Salamonsen,L.Prostate-specific antigen and insulin-like growthfactor binding proteins-3 are co-localized in thehuman endomentrium: patterns ofexpression across the menstrual cycle58 Robertson,S.A., Seamark,A.C. and Seamark,R.F.GM-CSF mediates the post-mating inflammatory reaction in the murine uterusxiixiii