Charles A. Lessman, Ph.D. Reprint requests: clessman@memphis.edu
NEW just published: Lessman, C.A. and Brantley, N.A. (2020) Puberty visualized: sexual maturation in the transparent Casper zebrafish. Zygote , 28: 322 – 332. DOI: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/zygote
Books & Book Chapters
- Charles A. Lessman and Ethan A. Carver (editors) 2014 “Zebrafish: Topics in Reproduction, Toxicology and Development.” Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York . . ISBN: 978-1-63117-569-5 (eBook); 978-1-63117-558-9 (hardcopy). 312 p.
2) Kathryn D. Jones and Charles A. Lessman (2014) “Age determination of gonad maturation and puberty onset in the transparent casper zebrafish juvenile.” In: Zebrafish: Topics in Reproduction, Toxicology and Development. Eds: Lessman, C. A. and Carver, E. A. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., N.Y. ISBN: 978-1-63117-569-5 (eBook); 978-1-63117-558-9 (hardcopy). Chapter 1, p. 3-13. download pdf
3) Gayathri Kaushik and Charles A. Lessman (2014) “Ovarian follicle dynamics assessed in vivo by intraperitoneal (i.p.) trypan blue uptake during vitellogenin endocytosis in adult female zebrafish.” In: Zebrafish: Topics in Reproduction, Toxicology and Development. Eds: Lessman, C. A. and Carver, E. A. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., N.Y. ISBN: 978-1-63117-569-5 (eBook); 978-1-63117-558-9 (hardcopy). Chapter 2, p. 15-37. download pdf
4) Charles A. Lessman (2014) “The protein phosphatase inhibitor, okadaic acid, elicits several components of zebrafish (Danio rerio) oocyte maturation in vitro.” In: Zebrafish: Topics in Reproduction, Toxicology and Development. Eds: Lessman, C. A. and Carver, E. A. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., N.Y. ISBN: 978-1-63117-569-5 (eBook); 978-1-63117-558-9 (hardcopy). Chapter 3, p. 39-63. download pdf
5) Charles A. Lessman (2014) “Fecundity and spawning frequency in wild-type zebrafish mated pairs: A long-term, longitudinal study.” In: Zebrafish: Topics in Reproduction, Toxicology and Development. Eds: Lessman, C. A. and Carver, E. A. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., N.Y. ISBN: 978-1-63117-569-5 (eBook); 978-1-63117-558-9 (hardcopy). Chapter 6, p. 123-131. download pdf
6) Ethan A. Carver, Michael R. Taylor, Linda Sircy, and Charles A. Lessman (2014) “Localization of the sodium-potassium-chloride cotransporter gene (slc12a2) protein products during zebrafish embryogenesis and myogenesis and a screen for additional antibodies to study zebrafish myogenesis.” In: Zebrafish: Topics in Reproduction, Toxicology and Development. Eds:. Lessman, C. A. and Carver, E. A Nova Science Publishers, Inc., N.Y. ISBN: 978-1-63117-569-5 (eBook); 978-1-63117-558-9 (hardcopy). Chapter 7, p. 135-154. download pdf
7) Ethan A. Carver, Michael R. Taylor, Lauren Milleville, and Charles A. Lessman (2014) “The zebrafish dead elvis (DEL) mutant encodes titinA.” In: Zebrafish: Topics in Reproduction, Toxicology and Development. Eds: Lessman, C. A. and Carver, E. A. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., N.Y. ISBN: 978-1-63117-569-5 (eBook); 978-1-63117-558-9 (hardcopy). Chapter 8, p. 155-177. download pdf
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES:
51) Nikki Brantley and Charles A. Lessman. In vivo assessment of gonad status, secondary sex characteristics and spawning in transparent Casper zebrafish. (preprint pub. online 10-18-19) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mod.2019.103582
50) Christopher J. Eden, Bensheng Ju, Mohankumar Murugesan, Timothy Phoenix, Birgit Nimmervoll, Yiai Tong, David W. Ellison, David Finkelstein, Karen Wright, Nidal Boulos, Jason Dapper, Radhika Thiruvenkatam, Charles Lessman, Michael R. Taylor, Richard J. Gilbertson (2015) Orthotopic models of pediatric brain tumors in zebrafish. Oncogene volume 34, pages1736–1742
https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2014.107
49) Liu, J. and Lessman, C.A. (2013) Changes in g-tubulin protein distribution in zebrafish (Danio rerio) oocytes and the early cleavage-stage embryo. ISRN Developmental Biology vol. 2013, Article ID 920265, 11 pages, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/920265
48) Lessman, C. A. (2012) Centrosomes in the zebrafish (Danio rerio): A review including the related basal body. BioMedCentral Cilia 1:9-22. http://www.ciliajournal.com/content/1/1/9
47) Lessman, C. A. (2011) The Developing Zebrafish (Danio rerio): A Vertebrate Model for High-Throughput Screening (HTS) of Chemical Libraries. Birth Defects Research (Part C) 93:268-280.
46) Lessman, C. A., Taylor, M.R., Orisme, W. and Carver, E.A. (2010) Use of flatbed transparency scanners in zebrafish research: Versatile and economical adjuncts to traditional imaging tools for the Danio rerio laboratory. Methods in Cell Biology 100: 295-322.
45) Lessman, C.A. (2009) Oocyte maturation: converting the zebrafish oocyte to the fertilizable egg. General and Comparative Endocrinology 161:53-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.11.004
44) Liu, J. and Lessman, C.A. (2008) Changes of g-tubulin expression and distribution in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) ovary, oocyte and embryo. Gene Expression Patterns 8:237-247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gep.2007.12.004
43) Liu, J. and Lessman, C.A. (2007) Soluble tubulin complexes, gamma tubulin, and their changing distribution in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) ovary, oocyte and embryo. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology 147B:56-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2006.12.014.
42) Lessman, C. A., Nathani, R., Uddin, R., Walker, J. and Liu, J. (2007). Computer-aided meiotic maturation assay (CAMMA) of zebrafish (Danio rerio) oocytes in vitro. Molecular Reproduction and Development 74:97-107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrd.20530
41) Lessman, C.A. (2004) Computer-Aided Screening for Zebrafish Embryonic Motility Mutants. Methods in Cell Biology. 76:285-313.
40) Wang, T. and Lessman, C.A. (2002) Isoforms of soluble a-tubulin in oocytes and brain of the frog (genus Rana): changes during oocyte maturation. Cellular & Molecular Life Sciences 59:2216-2223.
39) Lessman, C.A. (2002) Use of computer-aided-screening (CAS) for detection of motility mutants in zebrafish embryos. Real-Time Imaging. 8:189-201.
38) Lessman, C.A. and Kim, H. (2001) The soluble tubulin complexes in oocytes of the common leopard frog, Rana pipiens, contain [gamma]-tubulin. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 60:128-136.
37) Lessman, C.A. (1999) “Oogenesis, in Non-Mammalian Vertebrates” In: Encyclopedia of Reproduction. ed. by Knobil, E. and Neill, J.D. Academic Press, NY 3:498-508.
36) Wang, T. and Lessman, C.A. (1997) Tubulin in Mega Dalton (MD)-complexes are major soluble cellular components in fully-grown oocytes but not in brain of the frog, Rana pipiens. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 118B:421-430.
35) Lessman, C.A., Gard, D.L., Wang, T., and Woods, C.W. (1997) Microinjection of anti-[alpha]-tubulin antibody (DM1A) inhibits progesterone-induced meiotic maturation and deranges the microtubule array in follicle-enclosed oocytes of the frog, Rana pipiens. Zygote. 5:83-95.
34) Wang, X., Lessman, C.A., Taylor, D.B., and Gartner, T.K. (1995) Fibronectin peptide DRVPHSRNSIT and fibronectin receptor peptide DLYYLMDL arrest gastrulation of Rana pipiens. Experientia 51:1097-1102.
33) Lessman, C.A. and Ventura, A. (1994) Effects of soluble acrylamide and cold (4oC) on centrifugation-induced germinal vesicle positioning in Rana pipiens oocytes subjected to centrifugal force. Advances in Scientific Research 1:25-30.
32) Coons, L.B., Lessman, C.A., Ward, M.W., Berg, R.H., and Lamoreaux, W.J. (1994) Evidence of a myoepithelial cell in tick salivary glands. International Journal for Parasitology 24:551-562.
31) Ritke, M.E. and Lessman, C.A. (1994) A longitudinal study of ovarian dynamics in the gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis). Copeia 1994:1014-1022.
30) Lessman, C.A. Zhang, J., and MacRae, T.H. (1993) Posttranslational modifications and assembly characteristics of goldfish tubulin. Biology of the Cell 79:63-70.
29) Lessman, C.A. (1993) Taxol-induced assembly of brain and testis tubulins, and ovarian tubulin dynamics in the frog, (genus Rana), in vitro. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 104B:155-162.
28) Lessman, C.A. and Kessel, R.G. (1992) Effects of acrylamide on germinal vesicle migration and dissolution in oocytes of the frog, Rana pipiens. Experimental Cell Research 202:151-160.
27) Lessman, C.A. (1991) Metabolism of progestogens during in vitro meiotic maturation of follicle-enclosed oocytes of the goldfish (Carassius auratus). Journal of Experimental Zoology 259:59-68.
26) Lessman, C.A., Herman, W.S., Schooley, D.A., Tsai, L.W., Bergot, B.J., and Baker, F.C. (1989) Detection of Juvenile Hormones I, II, and III in adult monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) Insect Biochemistry 19:431-433.
25) Lessman, C.A., Habibi, H.R., and MacRae, T.H. (1988) Effect of microtubule reactive drugs on steroid- and centrifugation-induced germinal vesicle migration during goldfish oocyte meiosis. Biology of the Cell. 64:293-299.
24) Lessman, C.A., Abbass, P.J., and Buttle, J. (1988) Interaction of juvenile hormone III with cricket (Gryllus domesticus) ovary in vitro as assessed by high performance liquid chromatography. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 89B:15-20.
23) Lessman, C.A. and Habibi, H.R. (1987) Estradiol-17B silastic implants suppress oocyte development in the brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 67:311-323.
22) Lessman, C.A. (1987) Germinal vesicle migration and dissolution in Rana pipiens oocytes: Effect of steroids and microtubule poisons. Cell Differentiation 20:239-251.
21) Habibi, H. and Lessman, C.A. (1986) A study of goldfish oocyte meiosis in vitro: Effects of 2,4-dinitrophenol and adenosine-5′-triphosphate. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 1:197-205.
20) Habibi, H.R., and Lessman, C.A. (1986) Effect of demecolcine (colcemid) on goldfish oocyte meiosis, in vitro. Gamete Research. 13:103-114.
19) Lessman, C.A., Marshall, W.S. and Habibi, H.R. (1986) Nuclear movement and dissolution during Rana oocyte meiosis: effect of demecolcine and centrifugation. Gamete Research 14:11-23.
18) Marshall, W.S., Habibi, H.R., and Lessman, C.A. (1985) Electrophysiology of oocytes during meiotic maturation and after ovulation in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 63:1904-1908.
17) Lessman, C.A., Kavumpurath, S., and Habibi, H.R. (1985) Removal of follicle wall components from ovarian oocytes of the brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. 42:2053-2058.
16) Habibi, H. and Lessman, C.A. (1985) Effects of cytochalasin B on steroid-induced oocyte meiosis, and centrifugally-induced nuclear movement in goldfish (Carassius auratus). Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 63:743-751.
15) Lessman, C.A. and Schuetz, A.W. (1985) Estradiol synergism and inhibition of insulin-induced meiotic maturation in Rana pipiens oocytes in vitro. Gamete Research. 11:133-142.
14) Lessman, C.A. (1985) Effect of insulin on meiosis reinitiation induced in vitro by three progestogens in oocytes of the goldfish (Carassius auratus). Developmental Biology. 107:259-263.
13) Lessman, C.A. and Herman, W.S. (1984). Juvenile hormone metabolism, binding and esterase activities in the haemolymph of the adult monarch butterfly (Danaus p. plexippus L.; Lepidoptera). Insect Biochemistry. 14:445-452.
12) Lessman, C.A. and Marshall, W.S. (1984) Electrophysiology of in vitro insulin- and progesterone-induced reinitiation of oocyte meiosis in Rana pipiens. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 231:257-266.
11) Lessman, C.A. and Kavumpurath, A.S. (1984) Cytological analysis of nuclear migration and dissolution during steroid-induced meiotic maturation in vitro of follicle-enclosed oocytes of the goldfish (Carassius auratus). Gamete Research. 10:21-29).
10) Lessman, C.A. and Herman, W.S. (1983). Seasonal variation in hemolymph juvenile hormone of adult monarchs (Danaus p. plexippus: Lepidoptera). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 61:88-94.
9) Schuetz, A.W. and Lessman, C.A. (1982). Role of the surface epithelium and follicle wall in ovulation and progesterone production by frog (Rana pipiens) follicles. Differentiation 22:79-84.
8) Lessman, C.A. and Schuetz, A.M. (1982). Insulin induction of meiosis in Rana pipiens oocytes: relation to endogenous progesterone. Gamete Research. 6:95-106.
7) Lessman, C.A., Rollins, L. and Herman, W.S. (1982). Effects of juvenile hormone I, II, and III on reproductive tract growth in male and female monarch butterflies. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 71A:141-144.
6) Herman, W.S., Lessman, C.A. and Johnson, G.D. (1981). Correlation of juvenile hormone titer changes with reproductive tract development in the post-eclosion monarch butterfly. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 218:387-395.
5) Lessman, C.A. and Huver, C.W. (1981). Quantification of fertilization induced changes and sperm entry without egg activation in a teleost egg. Developmental Biology. 84:218-224.
4) Lessman, C.A. and Herman, W.S. (1981). Flight enhances juvenile hormone inactivation in Danaus plexippus plexippus L.(Lepidoptera:danaidae). Experientia. 37:599:-601.
3) Lessman, C.A. (1981). Increase in acid phosphatase activity during fertilization of a teleost egg. Experientia 37:415-416.
2) Lessman, C.A. and Schuetz, A.W. (1981). Role of follicle wall in insulin induced meiosis reinitiation in Rana pipiens oocytes. American Journal of Physiology. 241:E51-E56.
1) Lessman, C.A. (1978). Effects of gonadotropin mixtures and two steroids on inducing ovulation in the walleye. Progressive Fish-Culturist. 40:3-5.
ABSTRACTS & MEETING PRESENTATIONS
51) Charles A. Lessman and Nikki A. Brantley (2017) Puberty Visualized: Sexual Maturation in the Transparent Casper Zebrafish. Society for Developmental Biology, Mpls., MN, July 13-17, 2017.
50) Eden, C., Ju, BS, Murugesan, M, Phoenix, T, Poppleton, H, Lessman, C, Taylor, M, and Gilbertson, R. (2012) Modeling brain tumors in zebrafish. Neuro-Oncology 15th International symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO), Toronto, Canada, June 24-27, 2012.
49) Ethan Carver, Lauren Milleville, Michael Taylor, Charles Lessman (2011) Mapping and phenotypic characterization of the dead elvis (del) mutation in zebrafish. Developmental Biology, Volume 356, 175
48) Ethan A. Carver, Michael R. Taylor, Charles A. Lessman (2009) dead elvis, a zebrafish motility mutant: Phenotypic Characterization and Genetic Mapping. S.E. Regional Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology, Univ. Alabama, Birmingham. March 27-29, 2009.
47) Dayan Perera*, Cheryl Goudie, Brian Bozworth, Charles Lessman and Bill Simco (2008) TRIPLOID HYBRID CATFISH PRODUCTION USING THERMAL SHOCK. World Aquaculture Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fl. Feb. 10, 2008.
46) Lessman CA, Nathani R, Liu J, Achuo-Egbe YN, Afolabi TM. (2008) Zebrafish oocyte maturation: Effects of MAPK and protein phosphatase inhibitors. 6th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 22-27, 2008. S5-6:p.55.
45) Liu, J. and Lessman, C. A. (2006) The soluble and polymeric tubulins in the ovary, oocyte and embryo of zebrafish: megadalton soluble tubulin complexes and gamma tubulin. S.E. Regional Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology, April 7 – 9, 2006, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
44) Nathani, R. and Lessman, C. A. (2006) The protein phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid stimulates oocyte maturation and inhibits egg activation in zebrafish. S.E. Regional Meeting of the Society for Development Biology, April 7 – 9, 2006 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
43) Lessman, C.A., Perera, D. and Simco, B. (2006) Dynamic imaging of hybrid and channel catfish embryos: Schedule of normal development and the phenomenon of developmental arrest. World Aquaculture Society meeting. Las Vegas, NV.
42) Simco, B. and Lessman, C.A. (2005) Initial imaging of catfish oocytes and embryos by automated transparency scanners. Special Session: Hybrid Catfish reproduction. World Aquaculture Society Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
41) Lessman, C.A., Liu, D. Wilson, S., and Uddin, R. (2003) Zebrafish computer-aided technology: Motility mutant screening and oocyte meiotic maturation assay. 3rd European conference on zebrafish and medaka genetics and development; 6/11/03-6/14//03, Paris. P.107.
40) Uddin, R. and Lessman, C.A. (2002) Computer-aided meiotic maturation assay (CAMMA) of zebrafish (Danio rerio) oocytes in vitro. Molec. Biol. Cell 13:251a.
39) Lessman, C.A. (2002) Use of computer-aided-screening (CAS) for detection of motility mutants in zebrafish embryos. 5th International meeting on zebrafish development & Genetics, Madison, WI. p300.
38) Liu, J. and Lessman, C.A. (2001) Changes in soluble and polymer alpha-tubulin pools during zebrafish oogenesis and embryogenesis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 12:429a.
37) Sepich, D., Lessman, C.A., Marlow, F., Myers, D., and Solnica-Krezel, L. (2001) Cell behaviors that underlie gastrulation movements in zebrafish embryos. TN. Developmental Biology Workshop, Vanderbilt University 9/8/01.
36) Lessman, C.A. and Kim, H. (2000). The abundant soluble MegaDalton tubulin complexes found in oocytes of the common leopard frog, Rana pipiens, contain g-tubulin and other co-immunoprecipiated proteins, including 75, 90, 95, 97, and 107 kDa components. Southeast Regional Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology, Amicalola, GA 5/19/00.
35) Lessman, C.A. and Kim, H. (1999). The majority of Soluble Tubulins in the Oocyte of the Amphibian (Rana pipiens) are Found in Large Molecular Weight Fractions. Southeast Regional Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology, Memphis, TN 4/16/99.
34) Harber, M.P., Fry, A.C., Webber, J.M., Pattison, N.A., Lessman, C.A., and Weiss, L.W. (1998) Myosin heavy chain expression in elite powerlifters. Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Regional Conference, Destin, FL. 1/29/98.
33) Lessman, C.A., Gard, D.L., Wang, T., and Woods, C.W. (1995) Microinjection of anti-tubulin antibody (DM1A) inhibits meiotic maturation and deranges the microtubule array in oocytes of the frog, Rana pipiens. Molecular Biology of the Cell 6:425a..
32) Wang, T. and Lessman, C.A. (1994) Tubulin heterogeneity in brains and oocytes of southern and northern frogs of the genus Rana. American Zoologist 34:67A
31) Freeman, J.M. and Lessman, C.A. (1994) Factors affecting Ca++microinjection induced cleavage in oocytes of the frog Rana pipiens. American Zoologist 34:64A.
30) MacDonald, R., Berg, R.H., and Lessman, C.A. (1994) The substrate attachment of amphibian cell line ATCC CCL-128 and immunocytochemical analysis of microtubule cold-stability. American Zoologist 34:65A.
29) Wang, T. and Lessman, C.A. (1994) Tubulin dynamics during oocyte maturation in the frog, Rana pipiens. Developmental Biology 163:556
28) Woods, C.W. and Lessman, C.A. (1994) Antibody microinjection into maturing oocytes of the amphibian genus Rana. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 59:41a.
27) McDonald, R., Berg, R.H., and Lessman, C.A. (1994) Immunocytochemical analysis of microtubule cold-stability in the amphibian cell line ATCC CCL-128. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 59:41a.
26) Ritke, M.E. and Lessman, C.A. (1993) Ovarian condition in the gray treefrog, Hyla chrysoscelis. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 73rd annual meeting.
25) Wang, T., Lessman, C.A. and Gard, D.L. (1993) Developmental regulation of cold-stable microtubules (MTs) during oogenesis in Rana pipiens. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4:26a.
24) Lessman, C.A., Wang, X., Taylor, D.B., and Gartner, T.K. (1992) GRGDSP, but not LGGAKQAGDV, both inhibitors of platelet adhesion to fibronectin, arrests gastrulation following peptide microinjection into frog (Rana pipiens) embryos. Molecular Biology of the Cell 3:314a.
23) Lessman, C.A. (1990) Studies on the cytoskeletal proteins of oocytes: Effects of progestogens (PR) and cytoskeletal drugs. FASEB Journal 4:961a.
22) Coons, L.B., Berg, R.H., Lessman, C.A., and Lamoreaux, W.J. (1990) Localization of actin in the salivary glands of Dermacentor variabilis (Say). Entomological Society of America annual meeting.
21) Lessman, C.A., Zhang, J.S., and MacRae, T.H. (1990) Oocyte cytoskeletal proteins of lower vertebrates: Changes during meiotic maturation and drug treatments. Journal of Cell Biology 111:367a.
20) Lessman, C.A. (1990) Germinal vesicle migration (GVM) in oocytes of a teleost and an anuran: Role of the cytoskeleton. American Zoologist 30:42a.
19) Lessman, C.A. and Kessel, R.G. (1989) Acrylamide, progestogen, and cytoskeletal drug effects on oocyte ultrastructure of lower vertebrates. Journal of Cell Biology. 107:818a.
18) Lessman, C.A. (1987) Studies of the cytoskeleton in goldfish (Carassius auratus) oocytes and somatic cells. Canadian Cell Biology Society Annual Workshop, Quebec City, Quebec.
17) Lessman, C.A. (1987) Germinal vesicle migration during oocyte meiosis: Potential role of vimentin and polymeric tubulin in oocyte nucleus position. Journal of Cell Biology 105:335a.
16) Lessman, C.A. (1987) Interaction of progestogen with ovarian follicles of the goldfish Carassius auratus during meiotic maturation. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of Fish (ed. by Idler, D.R., Crim, L.W., and Walsh, J.M.) p. 262.
15) Lessman, C.A. (1985) Germinal vesicle movement and dissolution in Rana oocytes:effect of steroids, cytoskeleton-active agents, and centrifugation. Society for Developmental Biology. Toronto, Ont.
14) Lessman, C.A., Habibi, H.R. and MacRae, T.H. (1985) Effects of cytoskeleton-active agents and centrifugation on germinal vesicle migration and dissolution in oocytes of lower vertebrates. Journal of Cell Biology. 101:384a.
13) Lessman, C.A., Habibi, H.R. and Cochran, R.C. (1985) Interaction of steroids with ovarian tissue in vivo and in vitro during oocyte growth and maturation in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). American Zoologist. 25:95A.
12) Lessman, C.A., Kavumpurath, S. and Habibi, H.R. (1984). Selective removal of follicle wall components in follicle-enclosed oocytes of the brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis. Canadian Society of Zoologists. Wolfville, Canada.
11) Habibi, H.R. and Lessman, C.A. (1984). Effects of cytochalasin B on steroid-induced oocyte nuclear migration and dissolution in goldfish, Carassius auratus. Canadian Society of Zoologists. Wolfville, Canada.
10) Habibi, H.R. and Lessman, C.A. (1984). Involvement of cytoskeleton in lower vertebrate oocyte nuclear migration and dissolution: effects of cytochalasin-B and demecolcine. Journal of Cell Biology. 99:55a.
9) Marshall, W.S. and Lessman, C.A. (1983). Electrophysiology of insulin and progesterone induced Rana oocyte meiosis. Canadian Society of Zoologists. Ottawa, Canada.
8) Lessman, C.A., Marshall, W.S. and Schuetz, A.W. (1983). Effect of insulin and steroids on meiosis induction of lower vertebrate oocytes in vitro. 38th Symposium of the Society for Experimental Biology. Reading, England.
7) Lessman, C.A. and Soosamma, K. (1982). Progesterone interactions with goldfish (Carassius auratus) ovarian follicles in vitro assessed by radioimmunological (RIA) and biological assays. American Zoologist. 22:880.
6) Lessman, C.A. and Schuetz, A.W. (1981). The effects of the follicle wall and progesterone on Rana oocyte meiosis induced by insulin in vitro. Endocrinology. 108:346.
5) Lessman, C.A. and Schuetz, A.W. (1981) Induction of meiotic cell division in Rana oocytes by insulin and insulin-like growth factors: relation to endogenous progesterone. Journal of Cell Biology. 91:187.
4) Schuetz, A.W. and Lessman, C.A. (1981). Role of the surface epithelium of the ovarian follicle in ovulation of frog (Rana pipiens) oocytes. Journal of Cell Biology. 91:187.
3) Lessman, C.A. (1979). Enhancement of juvenile hormone (JH) degradation by flight and heat in adult monarchs. American Zoologist. 19:915.
2) Lessman, C.A. and Huver, C.W. (1978). Normal fertilization and the effect of water deprivation on activation in the egg of the teleost, Catostomus commersoni. 3rd Symposium on Differentiation and Neoplasia. p. 82.
1) Lessman, C.A. and Herman, W.S. (1978). Relationship of juvenile hormone (JH) hemolymph titers to monarch butterfly reproduction. American Zoologist. 18:342.