פרסומים מדעיים של ד"ר בר-עמי

 
 

Peer-reviewed published papers in professional journals

1. Tsafriri A. and Bar-Ami S.: Role of divalent cations in the resumption of meiosis of rat oocytes. J Exp Zool 1978; 205:293-300.
2. Peled A., Ben-Yaakov M., Bar-Ami S., Bentwich Z. and Haran-Ghera N.: The effect of lymphoreticular neoplasms on the age dependent increase antinuclear antibodies J Clin Lab Immunol 1979; 2:255-260.
3. Bar-Ami S. and Tsafriri A.: Acquisition of meiotic competence in the rat: role of gonadotropin and estrogen. Gamete Res 1981; 4:463-472.
4. Braw R.H., Bar-Ami S. and Tsafriri A.: Effect of hypophysectomy on atresia of preovulatory follicles. Biol Reprod 1981; 25:983-996.
 5. Tsafriri A., Dekel N. and Bar-Ami S.: The role of oocyte maturation inhibitor in follicular regulation of oocyte maturation. J Reprod Fertil 1982; 64: 541-551.
 6. Bar-Ami S., Nimrod A., Brodie A.M.H. and Tsafriri A.: Role of FSH and estradiol-17b in the development of meiotic competence in rat oocytes. J Steroid Biochem 1983; 19:965-971.
 7. Magnusson C., Bar-Ami S., Braw R. and Tsafriri A.: Oxygen consumption by rat oocytes and cumulus cells during induced atresia. J Reprod Fertil 1983; 68:97-103.
 8. van de Wiel D.F.M., Bar-Ami S., Tsafriri A. and de Jong F.H.: Oocyte maturation inhibitor, inhibin and steroid concentration in porcine follicular fluid at various stages of the oestrous cycle. J Reprod Fert 1983; 68:147-152.
 9. Bar-Ami S. and Tsafriri A.: The development of meiotic competence in the rat: role of hormones and of the stage of follicular development. Gamete Res 1986; 13:39-46.
 10. Fares F., Bar-Ami S., Brandes J.M. and Gavish M.: Gonadtropin-and estrogen-induced increase of peripheral-type benzodiazepine binding sites in the hypophysel-genital axis of rats. Eur J Pharmacol 1987; 133:97-102.
 11. Fares F., Bar-Ami S., Brandes J.M. and Gavish M.: Changes in the density of peripheral benzodiazepine binding sites in genital organs of the female rat during the course of the oestrous cycle. J Reprod Fert 1988; 83:619-625.
 12. Bar-Ami S. and Channing C.P.: Characterization of follicular fluid stimulatory factor upon FSH-induced granulosa cell differentiation. J Endocrinol Invest 1988; 11:777-783.
 13. Bar-Ami S., Fares F. and Gavish M.: Effect of hypophysectomy and hormone treatment on the induction of peripheral-type benzodiazepine binding sites in female rat genital axis. Horm Metab Res 1989; 21:106-107.
 14. Fares F., Bar-Ami S., Haj-Yahia Y. and Gavish M.: Hormonal regulation of peripheral benzodiazepine binding sites in female rat adrenal gland and kidney. J Receptor Res 1989; 9:143-157.
 15. Bar-Ami S., Gitay-Goren H. and Brandes J.M.: Different morphological and steroidogenic patterns in oocyte/cumulus-corona cell complexes aspirate at in vitro fertilization. Biol Reprod 1989; 41:761-770.
 16. Bar-Ami S., Haciski R.C. and Channing C.P.: Increasing 125I-human chorionic gonadotrophin specific binding in human granulosa cells by follicle-stimulation hormone and follicular fluid. Hum Reprod 1989; 4:876-882.
 17. Bar-Ami S. and Channing C.P.: Inhibitory and stimulatory action of porcine follicular fluid on FSH-induced 125I-hCG specific binding in rat granulosa cells. Endocrinol Exp 1990; 24:403-414.
 18. Gitay-Goren H., Brandes J.M. and Bar-Ami S.: Altered steroidogenic pattern of human granulosa-lutein cells in relation to cumulus cell culture morphology. J Steroid Biochem 1990; 36:457-464.
 19. Bar-Ami S., Fares F. and Gavish M.: Altered peripheral benzodiazepine receptor density in human granulosa-lutein cells in relation to follicular maturity. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1991; 82:285-291.
 20. Bar-Ami S. and Gitay-Goren H.: Altered steroidogenic activity of human granulosa-lutein cells at different cell densities in culture. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1993; 90: 157-164.
 21. Bar-Ami S., Khoury C., Zlotkin E. and Brandes J.M.: Increasing progesterone secretion in human granulosa-lutein cells induced by human follicular fluid. Hum Reprod 1993; 8:46-53.
 22. Bar-Ami S., Amiri Z., Weizman A., Fares F. and Gavish M.: Long-term testosterone or diethylstilbestrol treatment affects gamma-aminobutyric acid and central-type benzodiazepine receptors but not peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors in the female rat brain. J Neuroendocrinology 1993; 57:1114-1118.
 23. Itskovitz-Eldor J., Levron J., Arav A., Bar-Ami S., Stein D.W., Fletcher G.L. and Rubinsky B.: Hypothermic preservation of human oocytes with antifreeze proteins from sub-polar fish. Cryo Lett 1993; 14:235-242.
 24. Bar-Ami S., Zlotkin E., Brandes J.M. and Itskovitz-Eldor J.: Failure of meiotic competence in .human oocytes. Biol Reprod 1994; 50:1100-1107.
 25. Bar-Ami S., Amiri Z., Fares F. and Gavish M.: Modulation of peripheral benzodiazepine receptors in female rat genital organs by various gonadal steroids. Life Sci 1994; 54: 1965-1975.
 26. Bar-Ami S. and Khoury C.: Effect of cell plating density on the steroidogenic activity of human cumulus cells. J Reprod Fertil 1994; 101:729-735.
 27. Khoury C., Itskovitz-Eldor J. and Bar-Ami S.: Induction of maturation of cumulus-oocyte complex by gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog is associated with lower progesterone secretion. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1994; 79:1001-1006.
 28. Bar-Ami S.: Increasing progesterone secretion and 3b-hydroxsteroid dehydrogenase activity of human cumulus cells and granulosa-lutein cells concurrent with successful fertilization of the corresponding oocyte. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 1994; 51:299-305.
 29. Bar-Ami S., Regev A. and Gitay-Goren H.: Effect of androgen substrates on the steroidogenic pattern of cumulus cells: correlation with cumulus culture morphology. J. Assist Reprod Genet 1997; 14:270-276.
 30. Feingold M., Zilberstein M., Srivastava R.K., Seibel M.M., Bar-Ami S. and Hambartsomian E.: Expression of Wilms' tumor suppression gene (WT1) in term human trophoblast: Regulation by cyclic Adenosine 3', 5'-monophsphate. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998, 83:2503-2508.
 31. Bar-Ami S. and Gitay Goren H.: Increased Progesterone Secretion and 3b-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Activity in Human Cumulus Cells by Pregnenolone is limited to the High Steroidogenic Active Cumuli. J. Assist Reprod Genet 2000; 17:433-440.
 32. Weichselbaum A., Paltieli Y., Philosoph R., Rivnay B., Coleman R., Seibel MM., and Bar-Ami S.: Improved Development of Very-Poor-Quality Human Preembryos by Coculture with Human Fallopian Ampullary Cells. J. Assist Reprod Genet 2002; 19: 7-13.
 33. Bar-Ami S., Seibel MM Pierce, KE and Zilberstein M.: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for a Couple With Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Triploidy Birth Defects Research (Part A) 2003; 67:946-950.
 34. Younis J.S., Skournik A., Radin O., Haddad S., Bar-Ami S. and Ben-Ami M.: Poor oocyte retrieval - a manifestation of low ovarian reserve. Fertility & Sterility Fertil Steril. 2005; 83:504-507.
 35. Bar-Ami S., Bendel N, Leschiner S, Levin E, Veenman L, Gavish M. The effects of prostaglandin F2alpha treatment on peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors in the ovary and uterus during pseudopregnancy of rats. Biochem Pharmacol. 2006; 71:472-478.
 36. Younis JS, Radin O, Mirsky N, Izhaki I, Majara T, Bar-Ami S., Ben-Ami M First polar body and nucleolar precursor body morphology is related to the ovarian reserve of infertile women. Reprod Biomed Online. 2008; 16:851-858.
 37. Younis JS, Jadaon J, Izhaki I, Haddad S, Radin O, Bar-Ami S., Ben-Ami M. A simple multivariate score could predict ovarian reserve, as well as pregnancy rate, in infertile women. Fertil Steril. 2010 94:655-61.
 38. Younis JS, Soltsman S, Izhaki I, Radin O, Bar-Ami S., Ben-Ami M, Early and short follicular gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist supplementation improves the meiotic status and competence of retrieved oocytes in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer cycles. Fertil Steril.., 2010 94:1350-5.
 39. Jadaon JE, Ben-Ami M, Haddad S, Radin O, Bar-Ami S., Younis JS, Prospective evaluation of early follicular ovarian stromal blood flow in infertile women undergoing IVF-ET treatment. Gynecol Endocrinol., 2012; 28:356-9.

Reviews and book Chapters

1. Lindner H. R., Bar-Ami S. and Tsafriri A.: Control of the resumption of meiosis in mammals. In: Serra G, ed. The Ovary. New York: Raven Press, 1983; 83-94.
2. Gavish M., Katz Y., Bar-Ami S. and Weizman R.: Biochemical physiological, and pathological aspects of the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor. J Neurochem 1992; 58: 1590-1601.
3. Gavish M., Bar-Ami S. and Weizman R.: The endocrine system and mitochondrial benzodiazepine receptors. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1992; 88:1-13.
4. Gavish M., Bar-Ami S. and Weizman R.: Pathophysiological and endocrinological aspects of peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors. In: Giessen-Crouse E, ed. Peripheral benzodiazepine receptors. London: Academic Press, 1993; 209-34.
5. Bar-Ami S.: Endocrine testing in infertility. In: Seibel M.M. (ed). Infertility: A Comprehensive Text. Stamford, CT Appleton & Lange, Vol II 1996; 59-78.
6. Bar-Ami S. and Seibel M.M.: Oocyte development and meiosis in humans. In: Seibel M.M. (ed). Infertility: A Comprehensive Text. Stamford, CT Appleton & Lange, Vol II. 1996; 81-110

Refereed papers in conference proceedings

1. Tsafriri A., Weinstein Y., Bar-Ami S., Channing C.P., Pomerantz S.H. and Lindner H.R.: The control of meiotic maturation of the rat oocyte. In: Klopper, L Lerner, HJ van der Molen & F. Sciera ed. Research on steroids. Vol 8, Proceeding of the Serono Symposia Vol 21, London, New York San Francisco: Academic Press, 1979; 193-98.
2. Lindner H.R., Bar-Ami S. and Tsafriri A.: Model system for studying oocyte maturation. In: Serio M, Martini L, eds. Animal models in human reproduction. New York: Raven Press, 1980; 65-85.
3. Tsafriri A., Bar-Ami S. and Lindner H.R.: Follicular regulation of oocyte development and maturation. In: Cumming IA, Funder JW, Mendelsohn FAO, eds. Endocrinology 1980. Canberra: Australian Academy of Science. 1981; 425-29.
4. Tsafriri A. and Bar-Ami S.: The role of gonadotrophins and steroids in the acquisition of meiotic competence. In: Byskov AG, Peters H, eds. Development and function of reproductive organs. Amsterdam: Excerpta Medica, 1982; 225-33.
5. Tsafriri A., Bar-Ami S. and Dekel N.: Follicular regulation of oocyte maturation. In: Fujji T, Channing CP, eds. Non-steroidal regulators in reproductive biology and medicine. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1982; 147-56.
6. Tsafriri A. and Bar-Ami S.: Oocyte maturation inhibitor: a 1981 perspective. In: Channing CP, Segal SJ, eds. Intra-ovarian control mechanisms. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Proceedings of a Conference on Intraovarian Control Mechanisms, held April 28-30, 1981, at the Villa Serbelloni, in Bellagio, Italy New York: Plenum Press 1982; vol 147, 145-159.
7. Tsafriri A., Bar-Ami S. and Lindner H.R.: Control of the development of meiotic competence and of oocyte maturation in mammals. In: Beier HM, Lindner JR eds. Fertilization of the human egg in vitro. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1983; 3-17.

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1. Title: Sperm strainer system Patent Number: US 6129214 Inventor(s): Bar-Ami, Shalom; Weichselbaum, Amnon.Source: Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patents Volume: 1239 Issue: 2 Published: Oct. 10, 2000 Times Cited: 0 (from All Databases)
2. Title: Sperm strainer system Patent Number: US 6357596 Patent Assignee: Seibel; Machelle, Newton, MA, USA Inventor(s): Weichselbaum, Amnon; Bar-Ami, Shalom; Rivnay, Benjamin; et al.Source: Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patents Volume: 1256 Issue: 3 Published: Mar. 19, 2002 Times Cited: 0 (from All Databases)
3. Title: Insemination device Patent Number: US 07331923 Patent Assignee: Fertiligent Ltd Inventor(s): Weichselbaum, Amnon; Bar-Ami, Shalom; Klein, Ronnie.Source: Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patents Published: FEB 19 2008