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List of works by Derek A Heath

Effects of immunizing ewes against bone morphogenetic protein 15 on their responses to exogenous gonadotrophins to induce multiple ovulations

scientific article

Formation of ovarian follicles during fetal development in sheep

scientific article (publication date: April 2002)

Gonadotrophin-responsiveness of granulosa cells from bone morphogenetic protein 15 heterozygous mutant sheep.

scientific article

Growth differentiation factor 9 and bone morphogenetic protein 15 are essential for ovarian follicular development in sheep

scientific article published in December 2002

Meat and Livestock Association Plenary Lecture 2005. Oocyte signalling molecules and their effects on reproduction in ruminants.

scientific article published in January 2006

Oestrogen receptor alpha and beta, androgen receptor and progesterone receptor mRNA and protein localisation within the developing ovary and in small growing follicles of sheep.

scientific article published in January 2006

Oocyte-derived forms of ruminant BMP15 and GDF9 and a theoretical model to explain their synergistic response

2016 doctoral thesis by Derek Heath at Victoria University of Wellington

Oocytes in sheep homozygous for a mutation in bone morphogenetic protein receptor 1B express lower mRNA levels of bone morphogenetic protein 15 but not growth differentiation factor 9.

scientific article published on 7 April 2011

Origins of follicular cells and ontogeny of steroidogenesis in ovine fetal ovaries.

scientific article

Ovarian characteristics in sheep with multiple fecundity genes.

scientific article published on 25 November 2016

Physiological effects of major genes affecting ovulation rate in sheep

scientific article published on January 2005

Signalling pathways involved in the cooperative effects of ovine and murine GDF9+BMP15-stimulated thymidine uptake by rat granulosa cells

scientific article published on 7 April 2011

Signalling pathways involved in the synergistic effects of human growth differentiation factor 9 and bone morphogenetic protein 15.

scientific article

The conflict between hierarchical ovarian follicular development and superovulation treatment.

scientific article published on 25 May 2010

The effects of immunizing sheep with different BMP15 or GDF9 peptide sequences on ovarian follicular activity and ovulation rate

scientific article

The follicular microenvironment in low (++) and high (I+B+) ovulation rate ewes

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

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