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Overview

James J. Ireland is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on reproductive biology, particularly in livestock, and spans several interconnected fields of study including medicine, agricultural and biological sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, such as:

  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Xenotransplantation and immune response
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Their subfields of study include:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Genetics
  • Surgery

James J. Ireland has contributed several recent scientific papers to the journal Biology of Reproduction, a frequent publication venue for their work. Notable papers include:

  • "Negative impact of high doses of follicle-stimulating hormone during superovulation on the ovulatory follicle function in small ovarian reserve dairy heifers" (2020), published in Biology of Reproduction
  • "Excessive follicle-stimulating hormone during ovarian stimulation of cattle may induce premature luteinization of most ovulatory-size follicles" (2022), published in Biology of Reproduction
  • "Future of biomedical, agricultural, and biological systems research using domesticated animals" (2022), published in Biology of Reproduction

Collaborations are an important aspect of their research efforts, with frequent coauthors including Kaitlin R Karl, Zaramasina L Clark, Keith E. Latham, Fermin Jimenez-Krassel, and Emily Gibbings, contributing jointly to multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • Accuracy of Predicting Stages of Bovine Estrous Cycle by Gross Appearance of the Corpus Luteum

    James J. Ireland;R.L. Murphee;P.B. Coulson

  • Ovarian follicular development in the rat: hormone receptor regulation by estradiol follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone.

    J. S. Richards;J. J. Ireland;Mrinalini C. Rao;G. A. Bernath

  • Antral Follicle Count Reliably Predicts Number of Morphologically Healthy Oocytes and Follicles in Ovaries of Young Adult Cattle

    J.L.H. Ireland;D. Scheetz;F. Jimenez-Krassel;A.P.N. Themmen

  • Development of nonovulatory antral follicles in heifers: changes in steroids in follicular fluid and receptors for gonadotropins.

    J. J. Ireland;J. F. Roche

  • Numbers of Antral Follicles During Follicular Waves in Cattle: Evidence for High Variation Among Animals, Very High Repeatability in Individuals, and an Inverse Association with Serum Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Concentrations

    David S. Burns;Fermin Jimenez-Krassel;Janet L.H. Ireland;Phil G. Knight

  • Development of Antral Follicles in Cattle after Prostaglandin-Induced Luteolysis: Changes in Serum Hormones, Steroids in Follicular Fluid, and Gonadotropin Receptors*

    J. J. Ireland;J. F. Roche

  • Follicle numbers are highly repeatable within individual animals but are inversely correlated with FSH concentrations and the proportion of good-quality embryos after ovarian stimulation in cattle.

    J. J. Ireland;F. Ward;F. Jimenez-Krassel;J. L H Ireland

  • Does size matter in females? An overview of the impact of the high variation in the ovarian reserve on ovarian function and fertility, utility of anti-Müllerian hormone as a diagnostic marker for fertility and causes of variation in the ovarian reserve in cattle

    J J Ireland;G W Smith;D Scheetz;F Jimenez-Krassel

  • Control of follicular growth and development.

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  • Low numbers of ovarian follicles ≥3 mm in diameter are associated with low fertility in dairy cows

    F. Mossa;S.W. Walsh;S.T. Butler;D.P. Berry

  • Alterations in Intrafollicular Regulatory Factors and Apoptosis During Selection of Follicles in the First Follicular Wave of the Bovine Estrous Cycle

    E.J. Austin;M. Mihm;A.C.O. Evans;P.G. Knight

  • Maternal Undernutrition in Cows Impairs Ovarian and Cardiovascular Systems in Their Offspring

    Francesca Mossa;Fiona Carter;Siobhan W. Walsh;David A. Kenny

  • Historical Perspective of Turnover of Dominant Follicles During the Bovine Estrous Cycle: Key Concepts, Studies, Advancements, and Terms

    J.J. Ireland;M. Mihm;E. Austin;M.G. Diskin

  • Evidence that high variation in ovarian reserves of healthy young adults has a negative impact on the corpus luteum and endometrium during estrous cycles in cattle

    F. Jimenez-Krassel;J.K. Folger;J.L.H. Ireland;G.W. Smith

  • Identification of Novel Bovine Cumulus Cell Molecular Markers Predictive of Oocyte Competence: Functional and Diagnostic Implications

    Anilkumar Bettegowda;Osman V. Patel;Kyung Bon Lee;Ki Eun Park

  • Quantitative analysis of messenger RNA abundance for ribosomal protein L-15, cyclophilin-A, phosphoglycerokinase, β-glucuronidase, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, β-actin, and histone H2A during bovine oocyte maturation and early embryogenesis in vitro

    AnilKumar Bettegowda;Osman V. Patel;James J. Ireland;George W. Smith

  • Identification of Potential Intrafollicular Factors Involved in Selection of Dominant Follicles in Heifers

    M. Mihm;E. J. Austin;T. E. M. Good;J. L. H. Ireland

  • Growth and differentiation of large antral follicles after spontaneous luteolysis in heifers: changes in concentration of hormones in follicular fluid and specific binding of gonadotropins to follicles.

    J. J. Ireland;J. F. Roche

  • Suppressed expression of genes involved in transcription and translation in in vitro compared with in vivo cultured bovine embryos.

    D. Corcoran;T. Fair;S. Park;D. Rizos

  • Gonadotropin dose is negatively correlated with live birth rate: analysis of more than 650,000 assisted reproductive technology cycles

    Valerie L. Baker;Morton B. Brown;Barbara Luke;George W. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Lonergan
Patrick Lonergan University College Dublin
James F. Roche
James F. Roche University College Dublin
Jianbo Yao
Jianbo Yao West Virginia University
Maurice P. Boland
Maurice P. Boland University College Dublin
Trudee Fair
Trudee Fair University College Dublin
Lawrence P. Reynolds
Lawrence P. Reynolds North Dakota State University
George E. Seidel
George E. Seidel Colorado State University
David A. Kenny
David A. Kenny Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Donagh P. Berry
Donagh P. Berry Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Keith E. Latham
Keith E. Latham Michigan State University

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