Publications: Shalom Bar-Ami
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-17 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. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. Bar-Ami S., Amiri Z., Weizman A., Fares F. and Gavish M.: Longterm testosterone or diethylstilbestrol treatment affects gammaaminobutyric acid and central-type benzodiazepine receptors but not
peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors in the female rat brain.
Neuroendocrinology 1993; 57:1114-1118.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. Bar-Ami S.: Increasing progesterone secretion and 3-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.
30. 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.
31. 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.
32. Bar-Ami S. and Gitay Goren H.: Increased Progesterone Secretion and
3-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.
33. Weichselbaum A., Paltieli Y., Philosoph R., Rivnay B., Coleman R.,
Seibel MM., and Bar-Ami S.: Improved Development of Very-PoorQuality Human Preembryos by Coculture with Human Fallopian
Ampullary Cells. J. Assist Reprod Genet 2002; 19: 7-13.
34. 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.
35. Younis J.S., Skournik A., Radin O., Haddad S., Bar-Ami S. and BenAmi M.: Poor oocyte retrieval - a manifestation of low ovarian reserve.
Fertil Steril. 2005;83:504-507.
36. Bar-Ami S, Bendel N, Leschiner S, Levin E., Veenman L, and Gavish
M.: The effects of prostaglandin F2α treatment on peripheral-type
benzodiazepine receptors in the ovary and uterus during
pseudopregnancy of rats. Biochem Pharmacol 2005; (in press)
Reviews and Chapters
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: Conti C, ed. Research of steroids. Vol 8, London: 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
mechanism. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Gavish M., Bar-Ami S. and Weizman R.: The endocrine system and
mitochondrial benzodiazepine receptors. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1992;
88:1-13.
11. 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.
12. 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
Books (In Preparation in Hebrew and English)
(1) From Basic Embryology to In Vitro fertilization: Advanced and newer laboratory
techniques in assisting reproductive technology
‫ שיטות מעבדה מתקדמות וחדשניות לפתרון‬:‫מאמבריולוגיה בסיסית להפריה חוץ גופנית‬
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(2) Manual of sperm analysis and preparation
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