Premature ovarian failure (POF) is an insidious cause of female infertility and a devastating
condition for women. POF also has a strong familial and heterogeneous genetic …

Bisphenol‐A (BPA) and diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) are estrogenic compounds widely
used in commercial plastic products. Previous studies have shown that exposure to such …

Abstract HELLS/LSH (Helicase, Lymphoid Specific) is a SNF2-like chromatin remodelling
protein involved in DNA methylation. Its loss-of-function in humans causes humoral …

Objective To determine whether variants in the SOHLH2 gene contribute to human
premature ovarian failure (POF) in different ethnicities. Design Case-control genetic study …

Diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is a widely used industrial additive for increasing plastic
flexibility. It disrupts the physiological functions of endogenous hormones and induces …

Zearalenone (ZEA) is an estrogenic mycotoxin mainly produced as a secondary metabolite
by numerous species of Fusarium. Previous work showed that ZEA had a negative impact …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an estrogenic environmental toxin widely used for the production of
plastics. Human frequent exposure to this chemical has been proposed to be a potential …

Sertoli and granulosa cells are two major types of somatic cells in male and female gonads,
respectively. Previous studies have shown that Sertoli and granulosa cells are derived from …

Notch signaling pathway, a highly conserved cell signaling system, exists in most
multicellular organisms. The objective of this study was to examine Notch signaling pathway …

Simple Summary There is a significant sexual dimorphism in the blotched snakehead
(Channa maculata). However, studies on sex differentiation and gonadal development of C …