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h-index: 21
Works: 57
Citations: 1,528

Most-cited papers

Retinoic Acid Signalling and the Control of Meiotic Entry in the Human Fetal Gonad
A. Childs, Gillian Cowan, Hazel L. Kinnell, R. Anderson +1 more
2011PLoS ONE159 citations Open access
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Conserved elements in Pax6 intron 7 involved in (auto)regulation and alternative transcription.
D. Kleinjan, A. Seawright, A. Childs, V. van Heyningen
2004Developmental Biology128 citations Open access
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Do phthalates affect steroidogenesis by the human fetal testis? Exposure of human fetal testis xenografts to di-n-butyl phthalate.
R. Mitchell, A. Childs, R. A. Anderson, S. van den Driesche +5 more
2012Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism125 citations
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BMP Signaling in the Human Fetal Ovary is Developmentally Regulated and Promotes Primordial Germ Cell Apoptosis
A. Childs, Hazel L. Kinnell, Craig S. Collins, K. Hogg +4 more
2010Stem Cells98 citations Open access
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Xenografting of human fetal testis tissue: a new approach to study fetal testis development and germ cell differentiation
R. Mitchell, Philippa T. K. Saunders, A. Childs, C. Cassidy-Kojima +4 more
2010Human Reproduction86 citations Open access
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In utero exposure to cigarette smoke dysregulates human fetal ovarian developmental signalling.
P. Fowler, A. Childs, F. Courant, Alasdair MacKenzie +11 more
2014Human Reproduction85 citations Open access
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Deletion of the Pluripotency-Associated Tex19.1 Gene Causes Activation of Endogenous Retroviruses and Defective Spermatogenesis in Mice
R. Öllinger, A. Childs, Hannah M. Burgess, R. Speed +5 more
2008PLoS Genetics84 citations Open access
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development in vitro
A. Childs, R. Anderson
200879 citations
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LIN28 Is Selectively Expressed by Primordial and Pre-Meiotic Germ Cells in the Human Fetal Ovary
A. Childs, Hazel L. Kinnell, Jing He, R. Anderson
2012Stem Cells and Development74 citations Open access
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Activin signals via SMAD2/3 between germ and somatic cells in the human fetal ovary and regulates kit ligand expression.
Shiona M. Coutts, A. Childs, N. Fulton, Craig S. Collins +3 more
2008Developmental Biology66 citations Open access
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GDF9 is Transiently Expressed in Oocytes before Follicle Formation in the Human Fetal Ovary and is Regulated by a Novel NOBOX Transcript
R. Bayne, Hazel L. Kinnell, Shiona M. Coutts, Jing He +2 more
2015PLoS ONE52 citations Open access
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The forkhead transcription factor FOXL2 is expressed in somatic cells of the human ovary prior to follicle formation
K. Duffin, R. Bayne, A. Childs, Craig S. Collins +1 more
2009Molecular human reproduction47 citations Open access
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Prostaglandin E2 as a regulator of germ cells during ovarian development.
R. Bayne, Sharon L Eddie, Craig S. Collins, A. Childs +2 more
2009Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism43 citations Open access
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Activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor by a component of cigarette smoke reduces germ cell proliferation in the human fetal ovary
Richard A. Anderson, Luke McIlwain, Shiona M. Coutts, Hazel L. Kinnell +2 more
2013Molecular human reproduction37 citations Open access
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Differential Expression and Regulation by Activin of the Neurotrophins BDNF and NT4 During Human and Mouse Ovarian Development
A. Childs, R. Bayne, A. Murray, Sarah J. Martins Da Silva +3 more
2010Developmental Dynamics36 citations Open access
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Modelling germ cell development in vitro
A. Childs, P. Saunders, R. Anderson
2008Molecular human reproduction33 citations Open access
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BMP signalling in human fetal ovary somatic cells is modulated in a gene-specific fashion by GREM1 and GREM2
R. Bayne, Douglas J. Donnachie, Hazel L. Kinnell, A. Childs +1 more
2016Molecular human reproduction32 citations Open access
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A Developmental Stage-Specific Switch from DAZL to BOLL Occurs during Fetal Oogenesis in Humans, but Not Mice
Jing He, Kayleigh Stewart, Hazel L. Kinnell, R. Anderson +1 more
2013PLoS ONE30 citations Open access
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Developmentally regulated IL6-type cytokines signal to germ cells in the human fetal ovary.
Sharon L Eddie, A. Childs, H. Jabbour, R. Anderson
2012Molecular human reproduction30 citations Open access
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Activin A selectively represses expression of the membrane-bound isoform of Kit ligand in human fetal ovary.
A. Childs, R. Anderson
2009Fertility and Sterility27 citations Open access
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RNA-binding proteins in human oogenesis: Balancing differentiation and self-renewal in the female fetal germline
R. Rosario, A. Childs, R. Anderson
2017Stem Cell Research23 citations Open access
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Testicular somatic cells, not gonocytes, are the major source of functional activin A during testis morphogenesis.
D. Archambeault, J. Tomaszewski, A. Childs, R. Anderson +1 more
2011Endocrinology19 citations Open access
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FMRP Associates with Cytoplasmic Granules at the Onset of Meiosis in the Human Oocyte
R. Rosario, P. Filis, Victoria Tessyman, Hazel L. Kinnell +3 more
2016PLoS ONE18 citations Open access
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Activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor by a component of cigarette smoke reduces germ cell proliferation in the human fetal ovary
R. Anderson, Luke McIlwain, Shiona M. Coutts, Hazel L. Kinnell +2 more
2015Molecular human reproduction17 citations Open access
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N- and E-cadherin expression in human ovarian and urogenital duct development.
Sarah Smith, N. Fulton, Craig S. Collins, M. Welsh +4 more
2010Fertility and Sterility15 citations Open access
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Regulation and Function of C-Type Natriuretic Peptide (CNP) in Gonadotrope-Derived Cell Lines
S. Mirczuk, Andrew J. Lessey, Alice R Catterick, R. Perrett +8 more
2019Cells13 citations Open access
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Dazl determines primordial follicle formation through the translational regulation of Tex14
R. Rosario, James H. Crichton, Hazel L. Stewart, A. Childs +2 more
2019The FASEB Journal13 citations Open access
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Establishment of long-term monolayer cultures of somatic cells from human fetal testes and expansion of peritubular myoid cells in the presence of androgen.
Gillian Cowan, A. Childs, R. Anderson, P. Saunders
2010Reproduction13 citations Open access
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Experimental approaches to the study of human primordial germ cells.
A. Childs, R. Anderson
2012Methods in molecular biology10 citations Open access
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Prokineticin Ligands and Receptors Are Expressed in the Human Fetal Ovary and Regulate Germ Cell Expression of COX2.
Sharon L Eddie, A. Childs, Hazel L. Kinnell, P. Brown +2 more
2015Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism9 citations Open access
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Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Granulosa Cells: A Key to Activation of Follicle Growth?
A. Childs, A. McNeilly
2012Biology of Reproduction6 citations Open access
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Immunohistochemical approaches to the study of human fetal ovarian development.
Jing He, A. Childs, Jieqian Zhou, R. Anderson
2013Methods in molecular biology5 citations Open access
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Prostaglandin E2 as a Regulator of Germ Cells during Ovarian Development
R. Bayne, Sharon L Eddie, Craig S. Collins, A. Childs +2 more
20095 citations Open access
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Explorer Deletion of the Pluripotency-Associated Tex 19 . 1 Gene Causes Activation of Endogenous Retroviruses and Defective Spermatogenesis in Mice
A. Childs, M. Burgess, R. Speed, P. R. Lundegaard +4 more
20183 citations
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Susceptibility of the Fetal Testis to Disruption by Environmental Factors: Mechanisms and Species Differences.
R. Sharpe, R. Mitchell, Afshan Dean, Karen R. Kilcoyne +8 more
20123 citations
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Xenografting of human fetal testis tissue
R. Mitchell, P. Saunders, A. Childs, ClaireCassidy-Kojima +4 more
20102 citations
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150 – Differentiation of the Ovary
C. Andersen, A. Childs, R. Anderson
20171 citations
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Correction: A Developmental Stage-Specific Switch from DAZL to BOLL Occurs during Fetal Oogenesis in Humans, but Not Mice
Jing He, Kayleigh Stewart, Hazel L. Kinnell, R. Anderson +1 more
2015PLoS ONE1 citations Open access
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Correction: A Developmental Stage-Specific Switch from DAZL to BOLL Occurs during Fetal Oogenesis in Humans, but Not Mice
Jing He, Kayleigh Stewart, Hazel L. Kinnell, R. Anderson +1 more
2013PLoS ONE1 citations Open access
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The effects of di(n-butyl) phthalate (DBP) exposure on testis cell development/function in human fetal testis xenografts
R. Mitchell, A. Childs, R. Anderson, D. D. S. van +6 more
20121 citations
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Endocrine disruptors and their association with male reproductive disorders and testicular dysgenesis syndrome: establishing a xenografting model of human fetal testis development
R. Mitchell, P. Saunders, A. Childs, C. Cassidy-Kojima +4 more
20111 citations
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Wilms’ Tumour-1 (WT1) regulates proliferation, apoptosis and endocrine function in a model of human granulosa cells
L. Watson, A. Childs
2021Endocrine Abstracts0 citations
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TITLE: Prokineticin Ligands and Receptors Are Expressed in the Human Fetal Ovary and Regulate Germ Cell Expression of COX2 AUTHORS:
Sharon L Eddie, A. Childs, Hazel L. Kinnell, P. Brown +2 more
20170 citations
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Activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor by a component of cigarette smoke 1 reduces germ cell proliferation in the human fetal ovary 2 3
Richard A. Anderson, Luke McIlwain, Shiona M. Coutts, Hazel L. Kinnell +3 more
20150 citations
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TGF[beta] regulation of the human fetal ovarian matrix
R. Bayne, Kalliopi Roussi, A. Childs, R. Rodgers +1 more
2014Robotics and Applications0 citations
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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Nociceptin induces Rec8 phosphorylation and meiosis in postnatal murine testes.
A. McNeilly, A. Childs
20130 citations
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Genome-Wide Transcriptomic Analysis Identifies SERPINE2, TGFBI and BASP1 as Novel Targets of Activin/TGF-Beta Signaling in the Human Fetal Ovary.
A. Childs, Hazel L. Kinnell, J. Manning, D. Dunbar +1 more
20120 citations Open access
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Prokineticins Exert Anti-Apoptotic Effects in the Human Fetal Testis.
Sharon L Eddie, Karen R. Kilcoyne, A. Childs, H. Jabbour +1 more
20110 citations Open access
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Faculty Opinions recommendation of DMRT1 prevents female reprogramming in the postnatal mammalian testis.
A. McNeilly, A. Childs
20110 citations
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Establishment of long term cultures of somatic cells from human fetal testes and expansion of peritubular cells in the presence of androgen
Gillian Cowan, A. Childs, R. Anderson, P. Saunders
20100 citations
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