Moji znanstveni članki

1. Majdic G. and Tobet SA: Cooperation of genetic and endocrine influences for hypothalamic sexual differentiation. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology 2011, 32(2): 137-45.

2. Kercmar J, Büdefeld T, Grgurevic N, Tobet SA, Majdic G.: Adolescent social isolation changes social recognition in adult mice. Behav Brain Res. 2010 216: 647 – 651

3. Majdic G: Brain sex differentiation – are sex hormones the only answer? Eds. Nejc S. Penkava and Logan R. Haight; Neuroendocrinology Research Developments, Nova science publishers, New York, USA, 2010.

4. Majdic G.: Is male brain different from female brain? Slov Vet Zb. 2009 Sep 1;46(3):85-91.

5. Kosir R, Acimovic J, Golicnik M, Perse M, Majdic G, Fink M, Rozman D.: Determination of reference genes for circadian studies in different tissues and mouse strains. BMC Mol Biol. 2010 Aug 16;11:60.

6. Majdic G.: Eastern European science stuck in an outmoded system. Nature. 2009 462(7269):35.

7. Büdefeld T, Jezek D, Rozman D, Majdic G.: Initiation of steroidogenesis precedes expression of cholesterologenic enzymes in the fetal mouse testes. Anat Histol Embryol. 2009 Nov;38(6):461-6.

8. Majdic G: Integrative Role of Brain and Hypothalamus in the Control of Energy Balance Acta Chim. Slov. 2009, 56: 289—296

9. Grgurevic N, Budefeld T, Rissman EF, Tobet SA and Majdic G: Aggressive behaviors in adult SF-1 knockout mice that are not exposed to gonadal steroids during development. Behavioral neuroscience 2008; 122: 876-884.

10. Budefeld T, Grgurevic N, Tobet SA And Majdic G: Sex differences in brain developing in the presence or absence of gonads. Developmental Neurobiology 2008; 68(7): 981-95.

11. Gorsic M, Majdic G and Komel R: SSH as a method for identification of differentially expressed genes in 4-day axolotl limb blastema. Journal of physiology and biochemistrys 2008; 64: 37 - 50.

12. Zorn B, Osredkar J, Meden – Vrtovec H, and Majdic G: Leptin levels in infertile male patients are correlated with inhibin B, testosterone and SHBG but not with sperm characteristics. International Journal of Andrology 2007; 30: 439 - 444.

13. Čebulj – Kadunc N, Cestnik V and Majdic G: Could leptin levels predict body weight in boars? Slo Vet Res 2005; 42: 7 – 10.

14. Zavrtanik J, Mesarič M and Majdic G: Genetic monitoring for Severe combined immunodeficiency carriers in horses in Slovenia. Slo Vet Res 2005; 42: 37 – 42.

15. Klinc P, Majdic G, Sterbenc N, Cebulj-Kadunc N, Butinar J and Kosec M: Establishment of a Pregnancy Following Intravaginal Insemination with EpididymalSemen from a Dog Castrated due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Reprod Dom Anim 2005; 40: 559 –561.

16. Grgurevic N, Tobet SA and Majdic G: Widespread expression of LRH-1 in murine brain. Neuroendocrinology letters 2005; 26 (5): 431 – 437.

17. Vouk K, Hudler P, Strmsnik L, Fink M, Majdic G, Zorn B, Lalli E, Sassone-Corsi P, Debeljak N, Komel R, Rozman D: Combinations of genetic changes in the human cAMP-responsive element modulator gene: a clue towards understanding some forms of male infertility? Mol Hum Reprod. 2005;11(8): 567-574.

18. Klinc P, Kosec M and Majdic G: Freezability of equine semen after glass beads column separation. Equine Vet J. 2005; 37(1): 43-7.

19. Zhao LP, Bakke M, Hanley NA, Majdič G, Stallings NR, Jeyasuria P, Parker KL: Tissue-specific knockouts of steroidogenic factor 1. Molecular and cellular endocrinology 2004; 215: 89-94.

20. Snoj T, Majdic G: Sindrom nezmožnosti prilepljanja levkocitov (BLAD) pri bikih črno-bele pasme v Sloveniji = Bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency (BLAD) in Slovenian population of holstein - friesian bulls. Veterinary news 2003; 29: 445-448.

21. Klobucar I, Kosec M, Cebulj-Kadunc N and Majdic G: Postnatal hypothyroidism does not affect prepubertal testis development in boars. Reproduction in domestic animals 2003; 38: 193-199.

22. Stallings NR, Hanley NA, Majdic G, Zhao L, Bakke M, Parker KL: Development of a transgenic green fluorescent protein lineage marker for steroidogenic factor 1. Endocrine Research 2002; 28(4): 497-504.

23. Stallings NR, Hanley NA, Majdic G, Zhao L, Bakke M, Parker KL: Development of a GFP lineage marker for steroidogenic  factor 1. Molecular Endocrinology 2002; 16: 2360-2370.

24. Ishii T, Hasegawa T, Pai C, Yvgi-Ohana N, Temberg R, Zhao L, Majdic G, Chung B, Orly J and Parker KL: The roles of circulating high density lipoproteins and trophic hormones in the phenotype of knockout mice lacking the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein. Molecular Endocrinology 2002; 16: 2297-2309.

25. Majdic G, Young M, Gomez-Sanchez E, Anderson P, Szczepaniak LS, Dobbins R, McGarry JD and Parker KL:  SF-1 Knockout Mice: a Novel Genetic Model of Hypothalamic Obesity.  Endocrinology 2002; 143:607-614.

26. Majdic G: Leptin and its company (Review). Slovenian veterinary research 2000; 37(4): 181 – 189.

27. Hasegawa T, Zhao L, Caron KM, Majdic G, Suzuki T, Shizawa S, Sasano H, Parker KL. Developmental roles of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) as revealed by StAR knockout mice. Molecular Endocrinology 2000;14(9):1462-71.

28. Majdic G, Parvinen M, Bellamine A, Harwood H.J.Jr., Ku W.W., Waterman M.R., Rozman D. Lanosterol 14a-demethylase (CYP51), NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase and squalene synthase proteins in spermatogenesis: step 19 spermatids of the rat express enyzmes needed to synthesize signaling sterols. Journal of Endocrinology 2000; 166(2): 463-474.

29. Majdic G: Male or female – a mammalian dilemma: sexual differentiation in mammals (Review). Slovenian veterinary research 1999; 36(1): 121-127.

30. Majdic G, Snoj T, Horvat A, Mrkun J, Kosec M and Cestnik V: Higher thyroid hormone levels in neonatal life result in reduced testis size in postpubertal bulls. International Journal of Andrology 1998; 21(6): 352 – 357.

31. Majdic G, Saunders PTK: Altered gene expression in the foetal rat testis following oestrogen exposure. Acta chimica slovenica 1998; 45: 59 - 67.

32. Majdic G, Saunders PTK and Teerds KJ:  Immunoexpression of the steroidogenic enzymes 3-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 17a-hydroxylase,C17,20 lyase (P450c17) and the receptor for lutenizing hormone (LH) in the foetal rat testis suggests that the onset of Leydig cell steroid production is independent of LH action. Biology of Reproduction 1998; 58(2): 520-525.

33. Liovic M, Prezelj J, Kocijancic A, Majdic G and Komel R: CYP17 gene analysis in hyperandrogenised women with and without exaggerated 17-hydroxyprogesterone response to ovarian stimulation. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation 1997; 20: 189 - 193.

34. Fisher JS, Millar MM, Majdic G, Saunders PTK, Fraser H and Sharpe RM: Immunolocalisation of oestrogen receptor-a within the testis and excurrent ducts of the rat and marmoset monkey from perinatal life to adulthood. Journal of Endocrinology 1997; 153: 485 - 495.

35. Majdic G, McNeilly AS, Sharpe RM, Evans LR, Groome NP and Saunders PTK:  Testicular expression of inhibin and activin subunits and follistatin in the rat and human fetus and neonate and during postnatal development in the rat.  Endocrinology 1997; 138: 2136 - 2147.

36. Majdic G, Sharpe RM and Saunders PTK: Maternal oestrogen/xenoestrogen exposure alters expression of steroidogenic factor 1 in the foetal rat testis.  Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 1997; 127: 91-98.

37. Majdic G, Saunders PTK: Differential patterns of expression of DAX-1 and Steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1) in the foetal rat testis.  Endocrinology 1996; 137: 3586-3589.

38. Majdic G, Sharpe RM, O'Shaughnessy PJ and Saunders PTK: Expression of 17a-hydroxylase, 17,20 lyase in the foetal rat testis is reduced by prenatal exposure to estrogens.  Endocrinology 1996; 137: 1063-1070.

39. Majdic G, Millar MR and Saunders PTK: Immunolocalisation of androgen receptor to interstitial cells in foetal rat testes and to mesenchymal and epithelial cells of associated ducts.  Journal of Endocrinology 1995; 147: 285-293.

40. Fazarinc G, Majdic G, Lorger J, Pogacnik A and Bavdek SV: Combined histochemical and immunohistochemical determination of 3 muscle-fibre types in a single section of porcine skeletal muscle.  European Journal of Histochemistry 1995; 39: 309-316.

41. Majdic G, Vaillant C, Pogacnik A and Bavdek SV: Calcitonin, Somatostatin and Serotonin positive cells in the thyroid glands of piglets.  Histochemistry 1993; 100 (6): 481-484.

42. Majdic G, Mesaric V, Bavdek SV: Volume amount of the parafollicular cells in the piglet thyroid gland. Slovenian veterinary research 1992; 29: 13-25.

43. Saunders PT, Majdic G, Parte P, Millar MR, Fisher JS, Turner KJ, Sharpe RM: Foetal and perinatal influence of xenoestrogens on testis gene expression. In: “The fate of the male germ cell” Ed. R. Ivell and A. Holstein. Plenum press, New York, pp 99-110; 1997.

44. Sharpe RM, Fisher JS, Saunders PTK, Majdic G, Millar MR, Parte P, Kerr JB and Turner KJ: Estrogen effects on development and function of the testis. In: “Germ cells, development, function and death”, Ed. B. Zirkin. Serono symposia publications, Norwell, Massachusetts, pp 167-177; 1997

45. Saunders PTK, Millar MR, Majdic G, Bremner WJ, McLaren TT, Grigor KM and Sharpe RM: Testicular androgen receptor protein: distribution and control of expression. In: "Cellular and Molecular Regulation of Testicular Cells" Ed. C Desjardins. Serono Symposia, Springer Verlag: Berlin, pp. 213-229; 1995.

46. Sharpe RM, Majdic G, Fisher J, Parte P, Millar MR, Saunders PTK: Sexual differentiation of the male and fertility in adulthood: potential interference by environmental hormonal mimics.  In: "Sex Differentiation: Clinical and biological aspects", Ed. I Hughes, Serono symposia  publications; Rome, pp 181-193; 1996.