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Lab 4 Online Assessment

1. The allantois, identified in the placental cord, is continuous with what anatomical structure?
2. Identify the 3 vascular shunts, and their location, in the embryonic circulation.
3. Identify the Group project sub-section that you will be researching. (Add to project page and your individual assessment page)

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Lab 1 Assessment

1. Identify the origin of in vitro fertilisation and the 2010 Nobel Prize winner associated with this technique.

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) technique was conceptualized by Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards when he first managed to fertilise a human egg successfully in the laboratory in 1968. This led to the birth of the first baby conceived through IVF, Louise Brown, on 25th July 1978. Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards is also the 2010 Nobel Prize winner associated with in vitro fertilisation.

2. Identify a recent paper on fertilisation and describe its key findings.

A recent paper on fertilisation is titled “Women with high telomerase activity in luteinised granulosa cells have a higher pregnancy rate during in vitro fertilisation treatment” by Hong Chen et al. It was reported in the paper that telomerase activity (TA) in the luteinized granulosa cells is positively correlated with clinical pregnancy rate. Clinical pregnancy rate increases with level of TA. This would mean that the success rate of the IVF treatment (resulting in pregnancy) can be predicted by measuring the levels of TA in the granulosa cells.

3. Identify 2 congenital anomalies.

The two congenital anomalies are spina bifida, in which the embryonic neural tube is only partially closed, and hydrocephalus, in which there is an unusual accumulation of fluid in the brain.

--Mark Hill 00:44, 30 July 2011 (EST) Good wiki coding. Though I am not a fan of Wikipedia linking, should seek scientific references where possible, nobel prize link is better.

Lab 2 Assessment

1. Identify the ZP protein that spermatozoa binds and how is this changed (altered) after fertilisation.

The ZP protein that spermatozoa binds is the zona pelucida glycoprotein 3 (ZP3), also known as the sperm receptor.[1]

Once fertilisation occurs, the oocyte releases enzymes which will alter the terminal carbohydrate residues of ZP3. ZP3 loses the ability to bind sperms, preventing polyspermy.

2. Identify a review and a research article related to your group topic.

Review: Bassuk AG, Kibar Z. Genetic basis of neural tube defects. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2009 Sep;16(3):101-10

Research: De Marco P, Merello E, Cama A, Kibar Z, Capra V. Human neural tube defects: Genetic causes and prevention. Biofactors. 2011 Jun 14.

--Nur Sharalyn Abdullah 11:47, 9 August 2011 (EST)

--Nur Sharalyn Abdullah 14:20, 10 August 2011 (EST)

Lab 3 Assessment

1. What is the maternal dietary requirement for late neural development?

Abnormalities in late neural development can result in neural tube defects (NTDs). Dietary intake of folic acid (folate) plays an important role in reducing the risk of NTD”

The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for folate intake is 1362 nmol per day. This corresponds to a dietary folate equivalent (DFE) of 600 µg per day.

2. Upload a picture relating to your group project.

Melatonin levels in Huntington's disease patients and controls

The diurnal melatonin rise was significantly delayed in HD patients by about 01:30 h (p = 0.048). The black bar on the abscissa indicates the dark period (23:00–7:30 h).

--Nur Sharalyn Abdullah 12:47, 16 August 2011 (EST)

Attendance

--Z3389806 18:01, 29 July 2011 (EST)

--z3389806 12:55, 4 August 2011 (EST)

--Z3389806 11:41, 11 August 2011 (EST)