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  1. Comparison of the diagnostic values of circulating steroid hormones, VEGF-A, PIGF, and ADAM12 in women with ectopic pregnancy

    Article • Journal of Translational Medicine, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Håkan Billig

  2. Electrical vs Manual Acupuncture Stimulation in a Rat Model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Different Effects on Muscle and Fat Tissue Insulin Signaling

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2013, PLOS

    Professor Håkan Billig

  3. The classical progesterone receptor mediates the rapid reduction of fallopian tube ciliary beat frequency by progesterone

    Article • Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Håkan Billig

  4. From mice to women and back again: Causalities and clues for Chlamydia-induced tubal ectopic pregnancy

    Article • Fertility and Sterility, November 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  5. Sex steroid levels temporarily increase in response to acute psychosocial stress in healthy men and women

    Article • International Journal of Psychophysiology, June 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  6. Coordinate regulation of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein dynamics by steroid hormones in the human fallopian tube and endometrium in vivo and in vitro

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, May 2012, American Physiological Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  7. Revealing the Hidden Mechanisms of Smoke-Induced Fallopian Tubal Implantation1

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, April 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Håkan Billig

  8. Electrical and manual acupuncture stimulation affect oestrous cyclicity and neuroendocrine function in an 5α-dihydrotestosterone-induced rat polycystic ovary syndrome model

    Article • Experimental Physiology, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Håkan Billig

  9. Effects of androgen and leptin on behavioral and cellular responses in female rats

    Article • Hormones and Behavior, September 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  10. Distinct Expression Pattern of Dicer1 Correlates with Ovarian-Derived Steroid Hormone Receptor Expression in Human Fallopian Tubes during Ovulation and the Midsecretory Phase

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, May 2011, Endocrine Society

    Linus Shao, Professor Håkan Billig

  11. A common variant near the PRL gene is associated with increased adiposity in males

    Article • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  12. Intense electroacupuncture normalizes insulin sensitivity, increases muscle GLUT4 content, and improves lipid profile in a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, October 2010, American Physiological Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  13. Nitric oxide synthases and tubal ectopic pregnancies induced by Chlamydia infection: basic and clinical insights

    Article • Molecular Human Reproduction, July 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Håkan Billig

  14. Spatiotemporal expression of androgen receptors in the female rat brain during the oestrous cycle and the impact of exogenous androgen administration: A comparison with gonadally intact males

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, June 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  15. Transcriptional effects of progesterone receptor antagonist in rat granulosa cells

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, February 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  16. Rapid effects of progesterone on ciliary beat frequency in the mouse fallopian tube

    Article • Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Håkan Billig

  17. Hypothalamic Neuroendocrine Functions in Rats with Dihydrotestosterone-Induced Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Effects of Low-Frequency Electro-Acupuncture

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2009, PLOS

    Professor Håkan Billig

  18. Downregulation of cilia-localized Il-6Rα by 17β-estradiol in mouse and human fallopian tubes

    Article • AJP Cell Physiology, July 2009, American Physiological Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  19. Prolactin Suppresses Malonyl-CoA Concentration in Human Adipose Tissue

    Article • Hormone and Metabolic Research, June 2009, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Håkan Billig

  20. Clomiphene Citrate Causes Aberrant Tubal Apoptosis and Estrogen Receptor Activation in Rat Fallopian Tube: Implications for Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy1

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, June 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Håkan Billig

  21. Dominant Role of Nuclear Progesterone Receptor in the Control of Rat Periovulatory Granulosa Cell Apoptosis1

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, June 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Håkan Billig

  22. Distribution and hormonal regulation of membrane progesterone receptors β and γ in ciliated epithelial cells of mouse and human fallopian tubes

    Article • Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Håkan Billig

  23. Differences in Prolactin Receptor (PRLR) in Mouse and Human Fallopian Tubes: Evidence for Multiple Regulatory Mechanisms Controlling PRLR Isoform Expression in Mice1

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, October 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Håkan Billig

  24. Dynamic regulation of estrogen receptor-α isoform expression in the mouse fallopian tube: mechanistic insight into estrogen-dependent production and secretion of insulin-like growth factors

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, November 2007, American Physiological Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  25. Ciliated epithelial-specific and regional-specific expression and regulation of the estrogen receptor-β2 in the fallopian tubes of immature rats: a possible mechanism for estrogen-mediated transport process in vivo

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, July 2007, American Physiological Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  26. Apoptotic effects of a progesterone receptor antagonist on rat granulosa cells are not mediated via reduced protein isoprenylation

    Article • Molecular Reproduction and Development, March 2007, Wiley

    Professor Håkan Billig

  27. Estrogen-induced upregulation of AR expression and enhancement of AR nuclear translocation in mouse fallopian tubes in vivo

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, February 2007, American Physiological Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  28. Membrane progesterone receptor gamma: Tissue distribution and expression in ciliated cells in the fallopian tube

    Article • Molecular Reproduction and Development, December 2006, Wiley

    Professor Håkan Billig

  29. Developmental and hormonal regulation of progesterone receptor A-form expression in female mouse lung in vivo: interaction with glucocorticoid receptors

    Article • Journal of Endocrinology, September 2006, Bioscientifica

    Professor Håkan Billig

  30. Depletion of substrates for protein prenylation increases apoptosis in human periovulatory granulosa cells

    Article • Molecular Reproduction and Development, July 2006, Wiley

    Professor Håkan Billig

  31. Nuclear progesterone receptor A and B isoforms in mouse fallopian tube and uterus: implications for expression, regulation, and cellular function

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, July 2006, American Physiological Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  32. Prolactin and growth hormone regulate adiponectin secretion and receptor expression in adipose tissue

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, June 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  33. Progesterone-Receptor Antagonists and Statins Decrease De Novo Cholesterol Synthesis and Increase Apoptosis in Rat and Human Periovulatory Granulosa Cells In Vitro1

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, March 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Håkan Billig

  34. Induction of apoptosis increases SUMO-1 protein expression and conjugation in mouse periovulatory granulosa cells in vitro

    Article • Molecular Reproduction and Development, January 2005, Wiley

    Professor Håkan Billig

  35. Increase of SUMO-1 expression in response to hypoxia: direct interaction with HIF-1α in adult mouse brain and heart in vivo

    Article • FEBS Letters, June 2004, Wiley

    Professor Håkan Billig

  36. Neonatal Losartan Treatment Suppresses Renal Expression of Molecules Involved in Cell-Cell and Cell-Matrix Interactions

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, May 2004, American Society of Nephrology

    Professor Håkan Billig

  37. Inhibition of Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier-1 Expression by Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Stimulation is Linked to Induction of Progesterone Receptor during Ovulation in Mouse Granulosa Cells

    Article • Endocrinology, January 2004, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  38. Copper induces the expression of cholesterogenic genes in human macrophages

    Article • Atherosclerosis, July 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  39. Identification of Functional Prolactin (PRL) Receptor Gene Expression: PRL Inhibits Lipoprotein Lipase Activity in Human White Adipose Tissue

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, April 2003, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  40. 111In-labelled octreotide binding by the somatostatin receptor subtype 2 in neuroendocrine tumours

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, January 2003, Wiley

    Professor Håkan Billig

  41. Expression of Progesterone Receptor (PR) A and B Isoforms in Mouse Granulosa Cells: Stage-Dependent PR-Mediated Regulation of Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, October 2002, Society for the Study of Reproduction

    Dr Maria E Johansson, Professor Håkan Billig

  42. Expression of scavenger receptor class B type I in gallbladder columnar epithelium

    Article • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, June 2002, Wiley

    Professor Håkan Billig

  43. Article • Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Håkan Billig

  44. Progesterone receptor antagonists Org 31710 and RU 486 increase apoptosis in human periovulatory granulosa cells

    Article • Fertility and Sterility, December 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  45. PRL Receptor-Mediated Effects in Female Mouse Adipocytes: PRL Induces Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling Expression and Suppresses Insulin-Induced Leptin Production in Adipocytes in Vitro

    Article • Endocrinology, November 2001, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  46. Increased resistin expression in the adipose tissue of male prolactin transgenic mice and in male mice with elevated androgen levels

    Article • FEBS Letters, October 2001, Wiley

    Professor Håkan Billig

  47. Growth Hormone Receptor Interaction with Jak Proteins Differs Between Tissues

    Article • Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research, February 2001, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Håkan Billig

  48. Isolation of differentially expressed aldose reductase in ovaries after estrogen withdrawal from hypophysectomized diethylstilbestrol treated rats: increased expression during apoptosis

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, June 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  49. Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I in the Rat Ovary: Possible Role in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Uptake and in the Recognition of Apoptotic Granulosa Cells

    Article • Endocrinology, June 1999, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  50. Preantral Ovarian Follicles in Serum-Free Culture: Suppression of Apoptosis after Activation of the Cyclic Guanosine 3',5'-Monophosphate Pathway and Stimulation of Growth and Differentiation by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

    Article • Endocrinology, June 1997, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  51. Clinical Ramifications of Apoptosis in the Human Testis

    Article • January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Håkan Billig

  52. APOPTOSIS IN RAT GRANULOSA CELLS; DEPENDENT ON DIFFERENTIATION AND CELL CULTURE DENSITY

    Article • Biochemical Society Transactions, November 1996, Portland Press Ltd.

    Professor Håkan Billig

  53. ISOLATION OF APOPTOSIS RELATED GENES IN THE RAT OVARY

    Article • Biochemical Society Transactions, November 1996, Portland Press Ltd.

    Professor Håkan Billig

  54. Apoptotic Cell Death in the Normal and Cryptorchid Human Testis: The Effect of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin on Testicular Cell Survival

    Article • Pediatric Research, August 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Håkan Billig

  55. Hormonal regulation of apoptosis in early antral follicles: follicle- stimulating hormone as a major survival factor

    Article • Endocrinology, April 1996, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  56. Gonadal cell apoptosis: hormone-regulated cell demise

    Article • Human Reproduction Update, March 1996, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Håkan Billig

  57. Follicle apoptosis

    Article • Gynecological Endocrinology, January 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Håkan Billig

  58. Growth Hormone Suppression of Apoptosis in Preovulatory Rat Follicles and Partial Neutralization by Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein1

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, July 1995, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Håkan Billig

  59. Gonadotropin suppression of apoptosis in cultured preovulatory follicles: mediatory role of endogenous insulin-like growth factor I

    Article • Endocrinology, November 1994, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  60. Experimentally Induced Cryptorchidism Increases Apoptosis in Rat Testis1

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, November 1994, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Håkan Billig

  61. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone directly induces apoptotic cell death in the rat ovary: biochemical and in situ detection of deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation in granulosa cells

    Article • Endocrinology, January 1994, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  62. Control of follicle atresia in the ovary

    Article • Current Opinion in Endocrinology and Diabetes, January 1994, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Håkan Billig

  63. Estrogens inhibit and androgens enhance ovarian granulosa cell apoptosis

    Article • Endocrinology, November 1993, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  64. Expression of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in the rat fallopian tube: possible autocrine and paracrine action of fallopian tube-derived IGF-I on the fallopian tube and on the preimplantation embryo

    Article • Endocrinology, November 1993, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  65. Epidermal growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor suppress the spontaneous onset of apoptosis in cultured rat ovarian granulosa cells and follicles by a tyrosine kinase-dependent mechanism

    Article • Molecular Endocrinology, November 1992, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  66. Expression of recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor: species-specific ligand binding, signal transduction, and identification of multiple ovarian messenger ribonucleic acid transcripts

    Article • Endocrinology, August 1992, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  67. Insulin-like growth factor-I gene expression during development and estrous cycle in the rat uterus

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, May 1991, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  68. REVIEW

    Article • Human Reproduction, March 1991, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Håkan Billig

  69. Expression of the growth hormone-binding protein messenger RNA in the liver and extrahepatic tissues in the rat: Co-expression with the growth hormone receptor

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, October 1990, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  70. Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Inhibits Spontaneous Rat Oocyte Maturation*

    Article • Endocrinology, March 1990, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  71. Adenosine as substrate and receptor agonist in the ovary

    Article • Steroids, November 1989, Elsevier

    Professor Håkan Billig

  72. Gonadotropin Depression of Adenosine Triphosphate Levels and Interaction with Adenosine in Rat Granulosa Cells*

    Article • Endocrinology, February 1986, Endocrine Society

    Professor Håkan Billig

  73. Effect of a GnRH analogue on rat granulosa cell lactate production in vitro

    Article • European Journal of Endocrinology, January 1984, Bioscientifica

    Professor Håkan Billig

  74. Gonadotrophins stimulate lactate production by rat cumulus and granulosa cells

    Article • European Journal of Endocrinology, August 1983, Bioscientifica

    Professor Håkan Billig

  75. Role of Cumulus Cells in Oocyte Maturation

    Article • January 1982, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Håkan Billig