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Wolfson Theatre |
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Plenary Lecture: |
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Asia and Oceania Medal Lecture |
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Chairperson: Franks S (London)
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| SP3 |
09:00 |
Fat regulates the neuroendocrine system; studies with leptin |
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Clarke IJ (Clayton, Australia) |
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| 10.00 - 10.30 |
COFFEE |
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| 10:30 - 12:30 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Symposium 3: |
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Maternal and fetal responses to environmental challenges
of feto-placental function |
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Chairperson: Poston L (London)
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| SP14 |
10:30 |
Placental restriction and fetal endocrinology during growth
retardation |
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Owens JA (Adelaide, Australia) |
| SP15 |
11:00 |
Nutritional and endocrine imbalances during adolescent pregnancy |
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Wallace JM (Aberdeen) |
| SP16 |
11:30 |
Nutritional programming of fetal endocrinology & blood
pressure control |
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Hanson MA (Southampton) |
| SP17 |
12:00 |
Environmental manipulation of feto-placental growth and endocrine
function |
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Symonds ME (Nottingham) & Stephenson T |
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| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Council Chamber |
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Oral Communications 4: |
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Growth regulation |
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Chairperson: Logan A (Birmingham) & Baird A (San Diego,
California)
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| OC18 |
10:30 |
Pars intermedia pro-gamma-melanotropin and a
cleft protease, a mitotic conspiracy in the pituitary? |
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Lowry PJ, Lomthaisong K, Gladwell RT & Bicknell
AB |
| OC19 |
10:45 |
Up-regulation of expression of cyclooxygenase
(COX)-2 and prostaglandin E receptors (EP2 and EP4) in HeLa cells by seminal
plasma |
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Sales KJ, Katz AA, Millar RP & Jabbour
HN |
| OC20 |
11:00 |
A physiological role for pregnancy associated
plasma protein E |
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Page NM & Lowry PJ |
OC21
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11:15
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Periconceptual undernutrition in the sheep causes
premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis resulting
in preterm birth |
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Bloomfield FH, Oliver MH, Hawkins P, Challis
JRG & Harding JE |
| OC22 |
11:30 |
Investigation of the mechanism of IGF-independent
actions of IGFBP-4 |
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Wright RJ, Perks CM, Holly JMP & Mason
HD |
| OC23 |
11:45 |
Pituitary tumour shrinking during treatment
of acromegaly with Sandostatin LAR |
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Jenkins PJ, Yeo P, Besser GM, Evanson J & Monson
JP |
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| 12.00 - 13.00 |
Council Chamber |
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Clinical Endocrine Debate: |
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This house believes that endocrinologists should
leave the management of metabolic bone disease to other specialists |
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Chairperson: Russell G (Oxford) |
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| Proposer 1: Reid DM (Aberdeen) |
Opposer 1: Hosking D (Nottingham) |
| Proposer 2: Francis R (Newcastle) |
Opposer 2: Eastell R (Sheffield) |
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| 12.30 - 13.00 |
LUNCH |
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| 13.00 - 14.00 |
Library |
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Attended posters |
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Details of attended posters start on page
19 |
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| 14:00 - 16:00 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Symposium 4: |
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Journal of Molecular Endocrinology Symposium: |
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Receptor antagonists |
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Chairperson: Trainer PJ (Manchester)
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| SP18 |
14:00 |
Vasopressin receptor antagonists |
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Verbalis JG (Washington, USA) |
| SP19 |
14:30 |
Growth hormone antagonists |
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Ross RJM (Sheffield) |
| SP20 |
15:00 |
Calcium receptor antagonists |
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Nemeth EF (Ontario, Canada) |
| SP21 |
15:30 |
Structural basis of agonism and antagonism in
the oestrogen receptor |
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Hubbard RE (York), Pike ACW, Brzozowski AM,
Bonn T, Carlquist M & Gustafsson JA |
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| 14:00 - 16:00 |
Council Chamber |
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Oral Communications
5: |
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Reproduction |
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Chairpersons: Milligan S (London) & Abayasekara
R (London)
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| OC24 |
14:00 |
The activation of peripheral neurokinin receptors
in the pathology of pre-eclampsia |
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Bell NJ, Graham GJ, Gibbins JM,
Lowry PJ & Page NM |
| OC25 |
14:15 |
Imprinting of the bovine insulin-like
growth factor 2 (IGF2)-gene |
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Klisch K, Looft C & Thomsen
PD |
| OC26 |
14:30 |
Prolactin protects against ceramide (C2)-induced
apoptosis in human ovarian granulosa cells (GC) |
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Perks CM, Wright RJ, Mason HD & Holly
JMP |
OC27
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14:45
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Ligand binding to mammalian and non-mammalian
GnRH receptors apparently involves similar receptor contact sites in different
spatial arrangements |
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Pfleger KDG, Ott TR & Millar
RP |
OC28
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15:00
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Effect of N-6 polyunsaturated fatty
acids on prostaglandin production by ovine uterine epithelial cells in
vitro |
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Cheng Z, Elmes M, Bainbridge
DRJ, Abayasekara DRE & Wathes DC |
OC29
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15:15
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Evidence for FSH induction of 17beta-hydroxysteroid
dehydrogenase type 1 in luteinized human granulosa cells |
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Lacey M & Whitehead SA |
OC30
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15:30
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Role of EP1 and EP2 receptor signalling
pathways in the steroidogenic response of human granulosa-lutein (GL) cells
to prostaglandin (PG) |
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Chandras C, Harris TE, Lopez-Bernal
A, Abayasekara DRE & Michael AE |
| OC31 |
15:45 |
Pregnancy outcomes in polycystic
ovary syndrome |
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Garg S, Brady J, Seif M & Laing
I |
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| 16.00 - 16.15 |
TEA |
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| 16:15 - 16:20 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Awards |
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| 16:20 - 17:20 |
Wolfson Theatre |
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Plenary Lecture: |
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Society for Endocrinology
Jubilee Medal Lecture |
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Chairperson: Franks S (London)
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| SP4 |
16:20 |
Recent studies in normal and abnormal
growth hormone secretion |
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Besser GM (London) |