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Overview

R. van den Hurk is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and works primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple subfields, notably Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research addresses topics including Reproductive Biology and Fertility as well as Renal and related cancers.

They have published work in the journal Domestic Animal Endocrinology.

  • Molecular characteristics of oocytes and somatic cells of follicles at different sizes that influence in vitro oocyte maturation and embryo production, 2020, Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • F.T.G. Bezerra
  • Andressa Minussi Pereira Dau
  • José Roberto Viana Silva

Best Publications

  • Evidence for a direct neuronal pathway from the suprachiasmatic nucleus to the gonadotropin‐releasing hormone system: Combined tracing and light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical studies

    E.M. van der Beek;T.L. Horvath;V.M. Wiegant;R. van den Hurk

  • Involvement of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in ovarian folliculogenesis.

    J.R.V. Silva;J.R. Figueiredo;R. van den Hurk

  • Lesions of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Indicate the Presence of a Direct Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide-Containing Projection to Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Neurons in the Female Rat

    E.M. van der Beek;V.M. Wiegant;H.A. van der Donk;R. van den Hurk

  • Expression of growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9), bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15), and BMP receptors in the ovaries of goats.

    J.R.V. Silva;R. van den Hurk;H.T.A. van Tol;B.A.J. Roelen

  • Influences of FSH and EGF on primordial follicles during in vitro culture of caprine ovarian cortical tissue.

    José R.V Silva;José R.V Silva;Rob van den Hurk;Maria H.T de Matos;Regiane R dos Santos

  • Development of a combined new mechanical and enzymatic method for the isolation of intact preantral follicles from fetal, calf and adult bovine ovaries

    José Ricardo Figueiredo;S. C. J. Hulshof;R. Van den Hurk;Fabien Ectors

  • The biosynthesis of steroid glucuronides in the testis of the zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio, and their pheromonal function as ovulation inducers.

    R. van den Hurk;W.G.E.J. Schoonen;G.A. van Zoelen;J.G.D. Lambert

  • Effects of fetal bovine serum, FSH and 17β-estradiol on the culture of bovine preantral follicles

    S.C.J. Hulshof;J.R. Figueiredo;J.F. Beckers;M.M. Bevers

  • Isolation and characterization of preantral follicles from foetal bovine ovaries

    S. C. J. Hulshof;José Ricardo Figueiredo;Jean-François Beckers;M. M. Bevers

  • Preferential induction of c-fos immunoreactivity in vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-innervated gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons during a steroid-induced luteinizing hormone surge in the female rat.

    E.M. van der Beek;H.J.C. van Oudheusden;R.M. Buijs;H.A. van der Donk

  • Influence of FSH and hCG on the resumption of meiosis of bovine oocytes surrounded by cumulus cells connected to membrana granulosa

    H.T.A. van Tol;M.J.T. van Eijk;C.L. Mummery;R. van Den Hurk

  • Preservation of oocyte and granulosa cell morphology in bovine preantral follicles cultured in vitro.

    J. R. Figueiredo;S. C. Hulshof;R. Van den Hurk;Betty Nusgens

  • Regulation and modulation of oocyte maturation in the bovine

    M.M. Bevers;S.J. Dieleman;R. van den Hurk;F. Izadyar

  • Vitrification of goat preantral follicles enclosed in ovarian tissue by using conventional and solid-surface vitrification methods.

    R. R. Santos;T. Tharasanit;T. Van Haeften;J. R. Figueiredo

  • Cyclic changes in the ovary of the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri, with special reference to sites of steroidogenesis.

    R. van den Hurk;J. Peute

  • Leukemia inhibitory factor and ciliary neurotropic factor promote the survival of Sertoli cells and gonocytes in coculture system.

    M. P. De Miguel;M. De Boer-Brouwer;R. Paniagua;R. Van Den Hurk

  • A morphological and experimental study of gonadal sex differentiation in the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri.

    R. van den Hurk;G. A. Slof

  • Ultrastructure and viability of isolated bovine preantral follicles

    R van den Hurk;ER Spek;WJ Hage;T Fair

  • Expression of bone morphogenetic protein2 (BMP2), BMP4 and BMP receptors in the bovine ovary but absence of effects of BMP2 and BMP4 during IVM on bovine oocyte nuclear maturation and subsequent embryo development.

    A.N. Fatehi;R. van den Hurk;B. Colenbrander;A.J.J.M. Daemen

  • Male reproductive system as sex pheromone producer in teleost fish

    R. van den Hurk;J. W. Resink

Frequent Co-Authors

M.A.M. Taverne
M.A.M. Taverne Utrecht University
Jean-François Beckers
Jean-François Beckers University of Liège
Betty Nusgens
Betty Nusgens University of Liège
Marc Thiry
Marc Thiry University of Liège
Dirk G. de Rooij
Dirk G. de Rooij Utrecht University
Bernard A.J. Roelen
Bernard A.J. Roelen Utrecht University
Victor M. Wiegant
Victor M. Wiegant Utrecht University
Ruud M. Buijs
Ruud M. Buijs National Autonomous University of Mexico
Ben Colenbrander
Ben Colenbrander Utrecht University
Amauri Alcindo Alfieri
Amauri Alcindo Alfieri Londrina State University

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