Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

Lee Rickords, PhD
Associate Professor

Utah State University
College of Agriculture
ADVS Department
4815 Old Main Hill
AGS 248
Logan UT 84322-4815

	(435)797-2195 Office (435)797-3895 Lab
	(435)797-2118 Fax
	lrickords at cc.usu.edu

1. Elliott, K.A., L. F. Rickords, J. M. Young. 41. (2008) Transduction of E2F-1 Tat Fusion Proteins Represses Expression of HTERT in Primary Ductal Breast Carcinoma Cell Lines. Molecular Cancer 7:28-36.

2. Elliott, K.A., L. F. Rickords, J. M. Young. Transduction of E2F-1 Fusion Proteins Activates the p71 and p21Waf1 Tumor Suppressor Pathways in p53-Mutated Breast Carcinoma Cells. BMC Cancer (Submitted)

3. Rickords, L.F., H. Schafstall, B. Morrill. DNA Polymorphisms in the Y-Specific Amelogenin-Like Gene (AMELY) of Rhesus, Pigtail, Japanese and Cynomolgus Macaques.

4. Pate, B.J., White, K.L., DeWald, D.B., L.F. Rickords, Li, G.-P., Aston, K.I., Sessions, B.R., and Bunch T.D. (2008) (Anticipated). Involvement of Tyrosine Kinases, Specifically Src Family Kinases, Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK), and Agonist-Induced PLC in the Activation and development of Bovine Oocytes. Reproduction (In Review)

5. Liu, Y., G.P. Li, B. R. Sessions, K. L. White, L. Rickords, K.I. Aston, and T. D. Bunch. (2008) Nicotine Induces Multinuclear Formation and Causes Aberrant Embryonic Development in Bovine. Mol Reprod Dev 75:801-809.

6. Liu, Y., G-P. Li, L.F. Rickords, K.L. White, B.R. Sessions, Kenneth I. Aston and Thomas D. Bunch. (2008). Nicotine Induced Diploidy in In Vitro Matured Bovine Oocytes. Anim Reprod Sci 103:13-34.

7. Liu, Y., G-P. Li, K.L.White, L.F. Rickords, B.J. Sessions, K.L. Aston, and T.D. Bunch. (2007) Nicotine Alters Bovine Oocyte Meiosis and Affects Subsequent Embryonic Development. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 74:1473-1482.

8. Pate, B.J., K. L. White, Q. A. Winger, L. F. Rickords, K. I. Aston, B. R. Sessions, G. P. Li, K D. Campbell, B. Weimer and T. D. Bunch. (2007) Specific Intergrin Subunits in Bovine Oocytes including Novel Sequences for Alpha 6 and Beta 3 Subunits. Mol Reprod Dev 74:600-607.

9. Bolette, B., D. Viuff, H. Pedersen, L. Rickords, L. Lai, H. Cheong, M. Samuel, R. Prather, F. Strejcek, Z. Rasmussen, J. Laurincik, C. Rosenkranz, H. Niemann, P. Hyttel, P. Thomsen. 2007. Activation of ribosomal RNA genes in porcine embryos produced in vitro or by somatic cell nuclear transfer. Mol Reprod Dev 74:35-41.

10. Spencer, D., J. Ross, R. Geisert, L. Rickords. (2006) Porcine conceptus Oct-4 mRNA expression during peri-implantation development. Reprod Dom Animals 41:571-572.

11. Li, G.P., T. D. Bunch, K. L. White, L. Rickords, Y. Liu and B. R. Sessions. 2006. Denuding and Centrifugation of Maturing Bovine Oocytes Alters Oocyte Spindle Integrity and the Ability of Cytoplasm to Support Parthenogenetic and Nuclear Transfer Embryo Development. Mol Reprod Dev 73:446-451.

12. Julander J.G., Q.A Winger, L.F. Rickords, P.Y Shi., M. Tilgner, H.M. Gavin, Sidwell R.W., and Morrey J.D. (2006) West Nile virus infection of the placenta. Virology 347:175-182.

13. Ying Liu, Guang-Peng Li*, Rickords, L.F., Kenneth L. White, Benjamin R. Sessions, Kenneth I. Aston and Thomas D. Bunch . Effect of Nicotine on in vitro maturation of Bovine Oocytes. Animal Reprod Sci (Accepted In press-published online November 26, 2006).

14. Viuff, D., A. Palsgaard,Rickords, L.F., L. Lawson, T. Greve, M. Schmidt, B. Avery, P. Hyttel, P. Thomsen . 2002. Bovine embryos contain a higher proportion of polyploid cells in the trophectoderm than in the embryonic disc. Mol Reprod and Dev 62:483-488.

15. Rickords, L.F. 2000. Preimplantation genetic testing. J Clin Ligand Assay, 23:15-20.

16. Viuff, D.,Rickords, L.F., H. Offenberg, P. Hyttel, P. Thomsen. 1999. A high proportion of bovine blastocysts produced in vitro are mixoploid. Biol of Reprod, 60:1273-1278.

17. Machaty, Z., Rickords, L.F., R.S. Prather. 1999. Parthenogenetic activation of porcine oocytes following nuclear transfer. Cloning, 1:101-109.

18. Rickords, L.F., B. Say. 1998. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis: prevention of serious genetic disorders. J Okla State Med Assoc, 91: 5-8.

19. Rickords, L.F., K.L. White. 1993. Electroporation of Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate induces repetitive calcium oscillations in murine oocytes. J Exp Zool 265:178-184.

20. Schoenbeck R.A., M.S. Peters, Rickords, L.F., T.T. Stumpf, S.L. Terlow, R.S. Prather. 1993. Diacyglycerol enhanced artificial activation of porcine oocytes matured in vitro. Theriogenology 40:257-266.

21. Prather, R.S., Rickords, L.F.. 1992. Developmental regulation of a snRNP core protein during pig embryogenesis and after nuclear transfer for cloning. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 33:119-123.

22. Rickords, L.F., K.L. White. 1992. Effect of electrofusion pulse in either electrolyte or non-electrolyte fusion medium on subsequent murine nuclear transplant embryonic development. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 32:259-264.

23. Rickords, L.F., K.L. White. 1992. Electrofusion induced intracellular Ca2+ flux and its effect on murine oocyte activation. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 31:152-159.

24. Schoenbeck, R.A, M.S. Peters, Rickords, L.F., T.T. Stumpf, R.S. Prather. 1992. Characterization of deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis and the transition from maternal to embryonic control in the 4-cell porcine embryo. Biol. Reprod. 47:1118-1125.

25. Prather, R.S., Rickords, L.F.. 1992. Nuclear transplantation as a method of producing genetically identical livestock. Anim. Biotech. 3:67-79.

26. Prather, R.S., T.T. Stumpf, Rickords, L.F.. 1992. Reprogramming the nucleus and synchronizing it with the cytoplasm. Proceedings of the symposia on Cloning Mammalian Embryos, January, 1992. Colorado State University Press, pp 26-27.

27. Rickords, L.F., K.L. White, J.N. Wiltbank. 1990. Effect of microinjection and two types of electrical stimuli on bovine sperm-hamster egg penetration. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 27:163-167.

28. White, K.L., K. Hehnke, Rickords, L.F., L.L. Southern, D.L. Thompson, Jr., T.C. Wood. 1989. Early embryonic development in vitro by co-culture with oviductal epithelial cells in pigs. Biol. of Reprod. 41:425-430.

29. Rickords, L.F., K.L White. 1988. Dinoprostone induce cervical dilation in the ewe. 11th Int. Cong. of Anim. Reprod. and Art. Insem., p. 214-216.