Dr. M. Anne Swan - Publications

(2003) Liu GJ, Simpson AM, Swan MA, Tao C, Tuch BE, Crawford RM, Jovanovich A and Martin DK. ATP-sensitive postassium channels induced in liver cells after transfection with insulin cDNA and the GLUT2 transporter regulate glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. The Faseb Journal. Express Article 17(10):22-42.

(2003) Tuch BE, Szymanska B, Yao M, Tabiin MT, Gross DJ, Holman S, Swan MA, Humphrey RKB, Marshall GM and Simpson AM. Function of a genetically modified human liver cell line that stores, processes and secretes insulin. Gene Therapy 10(6): 490-503.

(1999) Swan MA. Improved ultrastructural preservation: a role for osmoprotection during cellular fixation. Microscopy and Analysis 10: 5-7.

(1999) Mortimer ST and Swan MA. Effect of image sampling frequency on established and smoothing-independent kinematic values of capacitating human spermatozoa. Human Reproduction 14:997-1004.

(1999) Bezanehtak H and Swan MA. Study of demembranated, reactivated human spermatozoa with decondensed nuclei J. exp. Zool. 284:789-797

(1999) Mortimer ST and Swan MA. The development of smoothing-independent kinematic measures of capacitating human sperm movement. Human Reproduction 14: 986-996.

(1998) Mortimer ST, Swan MA and Mortimer D. Effects of seminal plasma on hyperactivation in human spermatozoa. Human Reproduction 13: 2139-2146.

(1997) Mortimer ST, Schoevaert D. Swan MA and Mortimer D. Quantitative observations of flagellar motility of capacitating human spermatozoa. Human Reproduction 12: 1006-1012.

(1997) Swan MA and Alboghobeish N. Improved preservation of the ram spermatozoan plasma membrane using betaine in the primary fixative. Journal of Microscopy (Oxford). 187: 167-169.

(1997) Simpson AM, Marshall GM, Tuch BE, Maxwell L, Szymanska B, Tu J, Beynon S, Swan MA and Camacho M. Gene therapy of diabetes: glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in a human hepatoma cell line (HEP G2ins/g). Gene Therapy. 4: 1202-1215.

(1997) Swan MA. Improved preservation of ultrastructural morphology in human spermatozoa using betaine in the primary fixative. International Journal of Andrology. 20: 45-54.

(1996) Mortimer ST, Swan MA and Mortimer D. Fractal analysis of capacitating human spermatozoa. Human Reproduction. 11: 1049-1054.

(1995) Mortimer ST and Swan MA. Variable kinematics of capacitating human spermatozoa. Human Reproduction. 10: 3178-3182.

(1995) Mortimer ST and Swan MA. Kinematics of capacitating human spermatozoa analysed at 60 Hz. Human Reproduction. 10: 873-879.

(1995). Simpson AM, Marshall GM, Tuch BE, Swan MA and Tu J. The betacyte: a transformed hepatoma cell line that secretes insulin and albumin. Gene Therapy. 2: 223-231.

(1994) Morcos Y and Swan MA . Reactivated movement of decondensed rat sperm models and a description of their ultrastructure. Journal of experimental Zoology. 270: 388-398.

(1994) Ramia M and Swan MA. The swimming of unipolar cells of Spirillum volutans: theory and observations. Journal of experimental Biology. 187: 75-100.

(1993) Swan MA. A method for reactivation of the movement of demembranated ram sperm models with decondensed nuclei and description of their ultrastructure. Biology of Reproduction 48: 987-997.

(1993) Windsor DP, White IG, Selley ML and Swan MA. Effects of 4-hydroxynonenal on ram sperm function. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. 99: 359-366.

(1992) Vishwanath R, Swan MA and White IG. Motility characteristics and metabolism of ram sperm in the presence of ethanol. Animal Reproductive Science. 27: 269-278.

(1991) Molinia FC and Swan MA. Effect of ethanol and methanol on the motility of Saccostrea commercialia sperm and sperm models. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 30: 241-249.

(1990) Swan MA, Vishwanath R, White IG and Brown-Woodman PD. Electron microscopic observations on the effect of gossypol on rat cauda epididymis. Z. mikrosk.-anat. Forsch. 104:273-286.