Animal Reproductive Biology Group

Yuksel Agca

Assistant Professor
Veterinary Pathobiology

Phone: 573-884-9523
E-mail: AgcaY@missouri.edu
Address: 230 Veterinary Pathobiology

Education

B.S., University of Wisconsin
M.S., University of Wisconsin
Ph.D., Purdue University
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Indiana University School of Medicine

Research Focus

Gametes
Embryos
Gonads

Research Description

Agca's research interests are in the development of more efficient methods for cryopreservation of mammalian germplasm (i.e., gametes, embryos, gonads) from scientifically and economically valuable (e.g., transgenics, knockouts) animal models for genome resource banking purposes. Agca is also interested in the development of assisted reproductive technologies and alternative gene delivery methods in rats.

Recent Publications

Men H, Agca Y, Critser ES, Critser JK.
Beneficial effects of serum supplementation during in vitro production of porcine embryos on their ability to survive cryopreservation by open pulled straw vitrification. Theriogenology. 2005 Oct 1;64(6):1340-9. Epub 2005 Apr 12. PMID: 16139610
Men H, Agca Y, Mullen SF, Critser ES, Critser JK.
Osmotic tolerance of in vitro produced porcine blastocysts assessed by their morphological integrity and cellular actin filament organization. Cryobiology. 2005 Oct;51(2):119-29. PMID: 16024011
Agca Y, Liu J, Mullen S, Johnson-Ward J, Gould K, Chan A, Critser J.
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) spermatozoa osmotic tolerance and cryoprotectant permeability characteristics. J Androl. 2005 Jul-Aug;26(4):470-7. PMID: 15955885
Agca Y, Mullen S, Liu J, Johnson-Ward J, Gould K, Chan A, Critser J.
Osmotic tolerance and membrane permeability characteristics of rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) spermatozoa. Cryobiology. 2005 Aug;51(1):1-14. PMID: 15922321
Walters EM, Men H, Agca Y, Mullen SF, Critser ES, Critser JK.
Osmotic tolerance of mouse spermatozoa from various genetic backgrounds: acrosome integrity, membrane integrity, and maintenance of motility. Cryobiology. 2005 Apr;50(2):193-205. PMID: 15843009
Woods EJ, Benson JD, Agca Y, Critser JK.
Fundamental cryobiology of reproductive cells and tissues. Cryobiology. 2004 Apr;48(2):146-56. Review. PMID: 15094091
Mullen SF, Agca Y, Broermann DC, Jenkins CL, Johnson CA, Critser JK.
The effect of osmotic stress on the metaphase II spindle of human oocytes, and the relevance to cryopreservation. Hum Reprod. 2004 May;19(5):1148-54. Epub 2004 Apr 7. PMID: 15070883
Agca Y, Gilmore J, Byers M, Woods EJ, Liu J, Critser JK.
Osmotic characteristics of mouse spermatozoa in the presence of extenders and sugars. Biol Reprod. 2002 Nov;67(5):1493-501. PMID: 12390881
Agca Y, Critser JK.
Cryopreservation of spermatozoa in assisted reproduction. Semin Reprod Med. 2002 Feb;20(1):15-23. Review. PMID: 11941531
Keskintepe L, Agca Y, Pacholczyk GA, Machnicka A, Critser JK.
Use of cryopreserved pronuclear embryos for the production of transgenic mice. Biol Reprod. 2001 Aug;65(2):407-11. PMID: 11466207
A complete list of publications for Y Agca in PubMed