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Professor Christopher Murphy

BSc (Hons), PhD, DSc
Bosch Professor of Histology and Embryology and Professor of Female Reproductive Biology, Discipline of Anatomy & Histology, School of Medical Sciences
Associate Dean & Head, School of Medical Sciences, Sydney Medical School and Faculty of Science

Telephone +61 2 9351 4128
Fax +61 2 9351 2813

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Biographical details

Professor Christopher (Chris) Murphy is an histologist and female reproductive biologist who heads the Faculty of Medicine’s School of Medical Sciences at the University of Sydney. As Sydney Medical School’s Bosch Professor of Histology and Embryology, Professor Murphy holds Australia’s first and only Chair in histology. Professor Murphy is internationally recognised for his research in female reproductive biology, specifically the study of uterine receptivity during pregnancy. “I am particularly interested in the structural cell biology of the epithelial cells that line the uterus, i.e. how these cells are changed by ovarian hormones to allow pregnancy to begin”, he says. He discovered the phenomenon of plasma membrane transformation, which involves a series of structural and molecular changes in the plasma membrane of uterine epithelial cells that are essential to the development of the receptivity of the uterus (womb) for attachment of the fertilized egg and for the commencement of pregnancy. The concept has been extended to encompass all placental animals with live birth. Professor Murphy’s research has direct implications for women attempting to become pregnant. He conducts clinical work with fertility and IVF clinics involving analysis of endometrial biopsies for the requisite changes needed for implantation of the fertilized egg and in working toward developing a hormonal mix that may promote plasma membrane transformation of uterine epithelial cells where this does not naturally occur. Professor Murphy is Honorary Consultant in Physiology at the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Research Associate at the Centre for Early Human Development, Monash University, Melbourne, and Honorary Professor, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Research interests

Professor Murphy leads a team of scientists involved in two distinct arms of research including: (a) studies on the structure of the plasma membrane of uterine epithelial cells and (b) research on the evolution of viviparity.

With regards to uterine receptivity, he is particularly interested in cell surface interactions between trophoblasts and the uterus during blastocyst implantation, in the histochemistry and cytochemistry of uterine epithelial cell surface molecules, especially carbohydrates, and general histochemical methodology. “We are attempting to understand the changes in subcellular structures affecting the process of plasma membrane transformation, including how cytoskeletal structures contribute to the changes in membrane structure and how ovarian hormones change the structure of the plasma membrane”, says Professor Murphy.

Additionally, having discovered the concept of plasma cell transformation and its extension to encompass all placental animals with live birth, Professor Murphy is collaborating with zoologist, Professor Mike Thompson at the University of Sydney to study the uterine mechanisms underlying the evolution of the process of birth from egg laying to live birth. Using lizards and marsupials as models, Professor Murphy is collaborating on studies to understand how the general phenomenon of plasma membrane transformation has evolved from egg-laying animals to mammals that undergo live birth including investigating whether the molecules underlying the structural changes are similar or different between egg-laying animals and those giving live birth.

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Current research students

Project title Research student
Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy investigation of uterine epithelial cells. Chad MOORE
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Selected grants

2018

  • Placental nutrient transport and the evolution of complex organ systems; Whittington C, Murphy C, Thompson M, Simpfendorfer C; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).

2015

  • Automated High Throughput Hypoxic Live Cell Imaging System; Halliday G, Richardson D, Long G, Mason R, Murphy C; DVC Research/Equipment Grant.

2014

  • La Vision BioTec Ultramicroscope; Murphy C, Braet F, Byrne M, Chan-Ling T, Fraser S, Goldsbury C, Halliday G, Hambly B, Johnstone D, Keay K, Lovelace M, Lyons G, Mason R, Overall R, Owens T, Richardson D, Stone J, Weiss A; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grants.
  • CLARIOstar Multifunctional Microplate Reader for Shared Used at the Open Access, Multi-User Molecular Biology Core Facility; Huang M, Scolyer R, Fraser S, Sahni S, Speranza T, Owens T, Barrs V, Ju Y, Kovacevic Z, Lu Z, Camp A, Slobedman B, Morris B, Oliver B, Dos Remedios C, Kalinowski D, Fu D, Lai D, Lovicu F, Allbutt H, Triccas J, Burgess J, Kril J, Dixon K, Rendina L, Byrne M, King N, Groundwater P, Williamson P, Ho J, Dong Q, Bao B, Assinder S, McLennan S, Richardson D, Ammit A, Sharland A, Hardikar A, Hong A, Hambly B, Lee C, Murphy C, Goldsbury C, Johnstone D, Lane D, Hibbs D, Joshua D, Huq F, Halliday G, Sutherland G, Zreiqat H, Lok H, Lyons G, Jansson P, Black J, Zhu L, Sunde M, Day M, Naylor M, Buckland M, Murray M, Shafie N, Lay P, Poronnik P, Codd R, Mason R, Ryan R, Christopherson R, de Graaf S; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grants.

2013

  • Robotic High Throughput Western Analysis for the Open Access, Multi-User Sydney Cancer Research Core Facility; Richardson D, Scolyer R, Boyer M, Halliday G, Damian D, Christopherson R, Joshua D, Kench J, Hong A, Murray M, Lee C, Kalinowski D, Naylor M, Lay P, Lyons G, Kovacevic Z, Mason R, Dixon K, Chan-Ling T, Hawkins C, Sunde M, Lovejoy D, Owens T, Rendina L, Jansson P, Dos Remedios C, Charles (nee Slaviero) K, Lane D, Witting P, Dong Q, Ammit A, Groundwater P, Assinder S, Bao B, Byrne S, Zhou F, Buckland M, Grewal T, Huq F, Lai D, Codd R, Zhang D, Fu D, de Graaf S, Huang M, Payne R, Slobedman B, Barrs V, Ho J, Williamson P, Murphy C; DVC Research/Equipment Grant.
  • Lively reproduction: do common molecules underlie all vertebrate live birth; Murphy C, Thompson M, McAllan B; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
  • QX100 Droplet Digital PCR system for Shared Used at the Open Access, Multi-User Molecular Biology Core Facility; Richardson D, Kril J, Murphy C, Vandenberg R, Rendina L, Dos Remedios C, Ju Y, Kovacevic Z, Lyons G, Sutherland G, Lay P, Ammit A, Lai D, Morris B, Day M, Dong Q, Bao B, Huang M, Camp A, Boyer M, Whittington R, Byrne M, Hanrahan J, Fu D, Jansson P, Lane D, Bagley E, Hibbs D, Zhang D, Fraser S, Scolyer R, Black J, Halliday G, Christie M, Zreiqat H, Murray M, Slobedman B, Naylor M, Burgess J, Triccas J, Mason R, Chadban S, Combes V, Lovicu F, McLennan S, Kalinowski D, Sharland A, Johnstone D, Groundwater P, Dixon K, Zhou F, Lovejoy D, Lu Z, Zhu L, Goldsbury C, Witting P, Buckland M, Assinder S, Purdie (Williams) A, Codd R, Owens T, Hambly B; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grants.
  • Wide field super-resolution microscopy with ground state depletion - Exploring nanoscopic life in chronic diseases; Braet F, Weiss A, King N, Dos Remedios C, Traini D, Graeber M, Murphy C, Grau G, Soon L, Newsome T, Goldsbury C, Lovelace M, Gorrell M, Pollock C; DVC Research/Equipment Grant.

2012

  • The link between the angiogenesis of live birth and cancer: a lizard model; Thompson M, Murphy C, Grau G; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
  • Bruker Daltonics autoflex speed MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometer; Baxter R, Halliday G, Marsh D, Gill A, Clarke S, Smith R, Little C, Jackson C, O'Neill C, Murphy C, Sharland A, Chadban S, Mason R, Assinder S, Verdurand M, Richardson D, Machaalani R, Hambly B, Chan-Ling T, Dos Remedios C, Holsinger D, Lay P; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grants.
  • GeneAtlas Personal Microarray System; Richardson D, Scolyer R, Stocker R, Weninger W, Black J, Allen D, Murray M, Mason R, Twigg S, King N, Horvath L, Lovicu F, Lee C, Halliday G, Lovejoy D, Joshua D, Sharland A, Roufogalis B, Hambly B, Morris B, Bao B, Bishop A, Hibbs D, Lane D, Zhou F, Hanrahan J, Dixon K, Rendina L, Byrne M, Naylor M, Cole N, Jansson P, Dong Q, Codd R, Payne R, Assinder S, Chadban S, Fraser S, McLennan S, Suryo Rahmanto A, Lai D, Yu Y, Ju Y, Buckland M, Kovacevic Z, Saletta F, Zreiqat H, Kalinowski D, Groundwater P, Simes R, Zhang D, Boyer M, Murphy C; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grants.

2011

  • PyroMark Q96 ID system; Richardson D, Stone J, Black J, King N, Mason R, Hunt N, Kril J, Murray M, Scolyer R, Halliday G, Vandenberg R, McMinn P, Chadban S, Byrne M, Ryan R, Dong Q, Lee C, Bishop A, Haass N, Fraser S, Hambly B, Sharland A, Kalinowski D, Assinder S, Yu Y, Bao B, Ju Y, Lovejoy D, Buckland M, Lane D, Dos Remedios C, Kovacevic Z, Sutherland G, Zhang D, Morris B, Suryo Rahmanto A, Murphy C; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grants.

2010

  • A 5-D Correlative Imaging Platform: Combining the Strengths of Light and Electron Microscopy; Braet F, Mitchell H, Soon L, Overall R, Day D, Waterhouse P, Marc J, Conigrave A, Weiss A, Newsome T, Meikle S, Goetz J, Goldsbury C, Hambley T, Ramzan I, Young P, Traini D, Grewal T, Fleming S, Murphy C, Grau G, Weninger W, Dos Remedios C, Wimmer-Kleikamp S, Munroe P, Stevens-Kalceff M, Foster L, Killingsworth M; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF).

2009

  • A Multi-Resolution X-ray Microtomography Facility (NanoCT & MicroCT) for Non-Destructive 3D Characterisation; Munroe P, Jones A, Zhou H, Cairney J, Einav I, Swain M, Murphy C, Seibel M, Ringer S, Li Q, Darendeliler M, Wang X, Zhang Y, Hand S, Archer M, Ramzan I, Young P, Traini D, Richardson D, Masters A, Milthorpe B; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF).
  • Human prostate disease: markers for disease diagnosis in the ageing organ; Murphy C; Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation/Equipment Grant.
  • A new Laser Microdissection Microscope with a unique pressure catapulting technique allows isolation of pure samples for subsequent downstream molecular analyses; Halliday G, Morris B, Mason R, Murphy C, Bishop A, Leamey C, Joshua D, Lee C, Iland H, Pamphlett R, Richardson D, King N, Hunt N, Arnold J, Morris M, Protti D; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Equipment Grants.

2008

  • Plasticity in placental vasculature and the evolution of viviparity in lizards; Thompson M, Murphy C; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
  • High Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) Platform for Characterisation at; Ringer S, Barton G, Ramzan I, Copeland L, Potts D, Braet F, Grillet C, Lay P, Murphy C, Cairney J, Ferry M, Eggleton B, McKenzie D, Masters A, Parker A, Overall R, Weiss A, Ruys A, Sorrell C, Ye L, Harris A, Ranzi G; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF).
  • High-Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) Platform for Characterisation at the Nanometre-Level; Cairney J, Ringer S, Braet F, Ferry M, Sorrell C, Ye L, Ruys A, Barton G, Harris A, Ranzi G, Eggleton B, Grillet C, Mckenzie D, Lay P, Masters A, Parker A, Overall R, Weiss A, Murphy C, Ramzan I, Copeland L, Potts D; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF).
  • The ageing human prostate: makers of disease diagnosis for early intervention; Murphy C; Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation/Research Support.

2007

  • Disease in the ageing human prostate: markers for disease diagnosis and early intervention; Murphy C; Rebecca Cooper Foundation/Rebecca Cooper Foundation.
  • PHERAstar and POLARstar Optima multi-functional plate readers with robotic high throughput screening system for multi-disciplinary cancer research; Halliday G, Ho J, Conigrave A, Iland H, Lee C, Joshua D, Cook D, Richardson D, Reichardt J, Grau G, Lovejoy D, Hunt N, King N, Mason R, Murphy C, Sharland A, Assinder S, Dong Q, Bishop A; Cancer Institute New South Wales/Infrastructure Grant.
  • High-resolution electron tomographic facility for nanoanlytical characterization in the material an; Braet F, Ramzan I, Ringer S, Soon L, Liu Z, Hambley T, Lay P, Warr G, Thordarson P, Murphy C, Dos Remedios C, Weiss A, Parker A; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF).

2006

  • Rebecca Cooper Medical Research Foundation - Research Grants Program; Murphy C; Rebecca Cooper Medical Research Foundation/Rebecca Cooper Medical Research Foundation.

2005

  • The Evolution of Viviparity in Reptiles: The Fundamental Role of Junctional Complexes; Thompson M, Murphy C; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
  • FACS Aria for the University of Sydney Flow Cytometry Facility; King N, Pollard J, Rasko J, Lovicu F, Bishop A, Bertolino P, Briscoe H, Gillies M, Madigan M, McAvoy J, Murphy C, Balcar V, Armour C, Hughes M, Reeve V, Christopherson R, Halliday G, Christie M, Pollock C, McCaughan G, Gorrell M, Dong Q, Abendroth A, Menzies S, Barnetson R, Byrne S, Hunt N, Hambly B, Cook D, Mason R, Day M, Black J; University of Sydney/Equipment Grant.

2004

  • The role of the developmental gene HOXA10 in the regulation of the uterus in a vivaparous lizard; Thompson M, Thomson M, Murphy C; DVC Research/Research and Development Scheme: Research and Development (R&D).
  • Human prostate disease: early diagnosis of disease in the ageing human prostate; Murphy C, Slater M; Rebecca L Cooper/Medical Research Foundation.

2003

  • Which desmosomal molecules are involved in the development of uterine receptivity; Murphy C; DVC Research/Research and Development Scheme: Research and Development (R&D).
  • Uterodomes and the evolution of viviparity; Thompson M, Murphy C; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
  • Human endometriotic disease: differential identification of genes involved in pelvic forms of the disease; Murphy C; Rebecca L Cooper/Medical Research Foundation.

2002

  • Human endometriotic disease: identification of genes involved in the genesis of the disease; Murphy C; Rebecca L Cooper/Medical Research Foundation.

2001

  • Interaction of the blastocyst with the endometrial epithelium in a primate; Lopata A, Murphy C; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
  • Evolution of viviparity in vertebrates: calcium transport; Thompson M, Murphy C; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Large Research Grants (LRG).
  • Tight injunction dynamics during the plasma membrane transformation of uterine epithelial cells; Murphy C; DVC Research/Research and Development Scheme: Research and Development (R&D).
  • Human prostate disease: identification of genes involved in aging and disease processes; Murphy C; Rebecca L Cooper/Medical Research Foundation.

2000

  • Human prostrate cancer: early diagnosis of disease in the ageing prostrate; Murphy C, Slater M; Rebecca L Cooper/Medical Research Foundation.
  • Evolutionary origins of viviparity: an ultrastructural study of uterine epithelium and embryonic attachment; Thompson M, Murphy C; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Large Research Grants (LRG).
  • Cells-Murphy; Murphy C; Novegen Limited/Research Support.
  • Macromolecular dynamics during the plasma membrane transformation of uterine epithelial cells; Murphy C; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Small Grants.
  • Cytoskeletal markers of uterine receptivity; Murphy C, Koudounas S; Serono Australia Pty Ltd/Research Support.
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Selected publications

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Book Chapters

  • Murphy, C., Lindsay, L. (2008). The Endometrium. Molecular, Cellular, and Clinical Perspectives. In John Aplin, Asgerally Fazleabas, Stanley Glasser, & Linda Giudice (Eds.), The Endometrium: Molecular, Cellular and Clinical Perspectives, 2nd Edition, (pp. 66-75). London: Informa Healthcare.
  • Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2008). The plasma membrane transformation in uterine epithelial cells: the lateral plasma membrane and fluid transport. In John Aplin, Asgerally Fazleabas, Stanley Glasser, & Linda Giudice (Eds.), The Endometrium: Molecular, Cellular and Clinical Perspectives, 2nd Edition, (pp. 66-75). London: Informa Healthcare.
  • Murphy, C., Shaw, T. (2002). The cytoskeleton of uterine epithelial and stromal cells. In Glasser SR, Aplin JD, Guidice LC, Tabibzadeh S (Eds.), The Endometrium, (pp. 39-45). London: Staempfli Publishers Ltd.

Journals

  • Laird, M., McShea, H., Murphy, C., McAllan, B., Shaw, G., Renfree, M., Thompson, M. (2018). Non-invasive placentation in the marsupials Macropus eugenii (Macropodidae) and Trichosurus vulpecula (Phalangeridae) involves redistribution of uterine Desmoglein-2. Molecular Reproduction and Development, 85(1), 72-82. [More Information]
  • Dudley, J., Murphy, C., Thompson, M., McAllan, B. (2017). Epithelial cadherin disassociates from the lateral plasma membrane of uterine epithelial cells throughout pregnancy in a marsupial. Journal of Anatomy, 231(3), 359-365. [More Information]
  • Whittington, C., Danastas, K., Grau, G., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2017). Expression of VEGF111 and other VEGF-A variants in the rat uterus is correlated with stage of pregnancy. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 187(2), 353-360. [More Information]
  • Dowland, S., Madawala, R., Poon, C., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2017). Prominin-1 glycosylation changes throughout early pregnancy in uterine epithelial cells under the influence of maternal ovarian hormones. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 29(6), 1194-1208. [More Information]
  • Laird, M., Turancova, M., McAllan, B., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2017). Uterine focal adhesion dynamics during pregnancy in a marsupial (Sminthopsis crassicaudata; Dasyuridae). The Anatomical Record, 300(6), 1150-1159. [More Information]
  • Laird, M., Dargan, J., Paterson, L., Murphy, C., McAllan, B., Shaw, G., Renfree, M., Thompson, M. (2017). Uterine molecular changes for non-invasive embryonic attachment in the marsupials Macropus eugenii (Macropodidae) and Trichosurus vulpecula (Phalangeridae). Molecular Reproduction and Development, 84(10), 1076-1085. [More Information]
  • Laird, M., McShea, H., McAllan, B., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2017). Uterine remodelling during pregnancy and pseudopregnancy in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula; Phalangeridae). Journal of Anatomy, 231(1), 84-94. [More Information]
  • Madawala, R., Poon, C., Dowland, S., Murphy, C. (2016). Actin crosslinking protein filamin A during early pregnancy in the rat uterus. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 28(7), 960-968. [More Information]
  • Moore, C., Cheng, D., Shami, G., Murphy, C. (2016). Correlated light and electron microscopy observations of the uterine epithelial cell actin cytoskeleton using fluorescently labeled resin-embedded sections. Micron, 84(1), 61-66. [More Information]
  • Poon, C., Madawala, R., Dowland, S., Murphy, C. (2016). Nectin-3 Is Increased in the Cell Junctions of the Uterine Epithelium at Implantation. Reproductive Sciences, 23(11), 1580-1592. [More Information]
  • Dowland, S., Madawala, R., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2016). The adherens junction is lost during normal pregnancy but not during ovarian hyperstimulated pregnancy. Acta histochemica, 118(2), 137-143. [More Information]
  • Lindsay, L., Dowland, S., Murphy, C. (2016). Uterine focal adhesions are retained at implantation after rat ovarian hyperstimulation. Reproduction, 152(6), 753-763. [More Information]
  • Van Dyke, J., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2015). Carbonic anhydrase II is found in the placenta of a viviparous, matrotrophic lizard and likely facilitates embryo-maternal CO2 transport. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 324B (7), 636-646. [More Information]
  • Wu, Q., Fong, C., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2015). Changes to the uterine epithelium during the reproductive cycle of two viviparous lizard species (Niveoscincus spp.). Acta Zoologica, 96, 497-509. [More Information]
  • Dudley, J., Murphy, C., Thompson, M., McAllan, B. (2015). Desmoglein-2 during pregnancy and its role in the evolution of viviparity in a marsupial (Sminthopsis crassicaudata; Dasyuridae). Journal of Morphology, 276, 261-272. [More Information]
  • Poon, C., Madawala, R., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2015). EpCAM is decreased but is still present in uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy in the rat: potential mechanism for maintenance of mucosal integrity during implantation. Cell and Tissue Research, 359(2), 655-664. [More Information]
  • Madawala, R., Poon, C., Dowland, S., Murphy, C. (2015). PTRF is associated with caveolin 1 at the time of receptivity: but SDPR is absent at the same time. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 143(6), 637-644. [More Information]
  • Laird, M., Turancova, M., McAllan, B., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2015). Unlocking amniote live birth: The 'other' mammalian model. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 148(455-456), 52-59.
  • Whittington, C., Grau, G., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2015). Unusual angiogenic factor plays a role in lizard pregnancy but is not unique to viviparity. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 324B (2), 152-158. [More Information]
  • Danastas, K., Combes, V., Lindsay, L., Grau, G., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2015). VEGF111: New insights in tissue invasion. Frontiers in Physiology, 6, 1-5. [More Information]
  • Grau, G., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2015). VEGF: Inflammatory paradoxes. Pathogens and Global Health, 109(6), 253-254. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Murphy, C., Day, M. (2014). Calpain 2 activity increases at the time of implantation in rat uterine luminal epithelial cells and administration of calpain inhibitor significantly reduces implantation sites. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 141(4), 423-430. [More Information]
  • Madawala, R., Dowland, S., Poon, C., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2014). Caveolins redistribute in uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy in the rat: An epithelial polarisation strategy? Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 142(5), 555-567. [More Information]
  • Poon, C., Lecce (Venuto), L., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2014). Mucin 15 is lost but mucin 13 remains in uterine luminal epithelial cells and the blastocyst at the time of implantation in the rat. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 26(3), 421-431. [More Information]
  • Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2014). Ovarian hyperstimulation affects fluid transporters in the uterus: a potential mechanism in uterine receptivity. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 26(7), 982-990. [More Information]
  • Laird, M., Thompson, M., Murphy, C., McAllan, B. (2014). Uterine Epithelial Cell Changes During Pregnancy in a Marsupial (Sminthopsis crassicaudata; Dasyuridae). Journal of Morphology, 275(10), 1081-1092. [More Information]
  • Poon, C., Madawala, R., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2013). Claudin 7 is reduced in uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy in the rat. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 139(4), 583-593. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Murphy, C., Day, M. (2013). Extracellular Matrix Proteins Secreted From both the Endometrium and the Embryo are Required for Attachment: A Study using A Co-Culture Model of Rat Blastocysts and Ishikawa Cells. Journal of Morphology, 274(1), 63-72. [More Information]
  • Lecce (Venuto), L., Lindsay, L., Kaneko, Y., Murphy, C. (2013). ICAM-2 and lipid rafts disappear from the basal plasma membrane of uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy in rats. Cell and Tissue Research, 353(3), 563-573. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2013). Uterine epithelial cells: Serving two masters. The International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 45(2), 359-363. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Lecce (Venuto), L., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2012). Focal Adhesion Kinase Localizes to Sites of Cell-to-Cell Contact in Vivo and Increases Apically in Rat Uterine Luminal Epithelium and the Blastocyst at the Time of Implantation. Journal of Morphology, 273(6), 639-650. [More Information]
  • Murphy, B., Brandley, M., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2012). Morphology and development of the placentae in Eulamprus quoyii group skinks (Squamata: Scincidae). Journal of Anatomy, 220(5), 454-471. [More Information]
  • Ramirez-Pinilla, M., Parker, S., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2012). Uterine and chorioallantoic angiogenesis and changes in the uterine epithelium during gestation in the viviparous lizard, Niveoscincus conventryi (Squamata: Scincidae). Journal of Morphology, 273(1), 8-23. [More Information]
  • Biazik, J., Parker, S., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2012). Uterine epithelial morphology and progesterone receptors in a mifepristone-treated viviparous lizard pseudemoia entrecasteauxii (Squamata: Scincidae) during gestation. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 318(2), 148-158. [More Information]
  • Wu, Q., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2011). Changing distribution of cadherins during gestation in the uterine epithelium of lizards. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 316(6), 440-450. [More Information]
  • Lecce (Venuto), L., Kaneko, Y., Madawala, R., Murphy, C. (2011). ICAM1 and Fibrinogen-γ are Increased in Uterine Epithelial Cells at the Time of Implantation in Rats. Molecular Reproduction and Development, 78(5), 318-327. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2011). Integrin {beta}3 in rat blastocysts and epithelial cells is essential for implantation in vitro: studies with Ishikawa cells and small interfering RNA transfection. Human Reproduction, 26(7), 1665-1674. [More Information]
  • Murphy, B., Parker, S., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2011). Placentation in the Eastern Water Skink (Eulamprus Quoyii): A Placentome-Like Structure in a Lecithotrophic Lizard. Journal of Anatomy, 218(6), 678-689. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Lecce (Venuto), L., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2011). β(1) and β(3) integrins disassemble from basal focal adhesions and β(3) integrin is later localised to the apical plasma membrane of rat uterine luminal epithelial cells at the time of implantation. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 23(3), 481-495. [More Information]
  • Murphy, B., Parker, S., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2010). Angiogenesis of the uterus and chorioallantois in the eastern water skink Eulamprus quoyii. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213(19), 3340-3347. [More Information]
  • Herbert, J., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2010). Calcium ATPase Localization in the Uterus of Two Species of Pseudemoia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) with Complex Placentae. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 5(2), 290-296.
  • Lecce (Venuto), L., Kaneko, Y., Murphy, C. (2010). CD43 is relocated from the basal to the apical plasma membrane of rat uterine epithelial cells by progesterone. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 133(5), 549-555. [More Information]
  • Murphy, C. (2010). Comparative Placentation, Epithelial Plasticity and the 'Efficient Barrier Hypothesis'. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 5(2), 320-323. [More Information]
  • Biazik, J., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2010). Desmosomes in the Uterine Epithelium of Noninvasive Skink Placentae. The Anatomical Record, 293(3), 502-512. [More Information]
  • Lecce (Venuto), L., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2010). Ezrin and EBP50 redistribute apically in rat uterine epithelial cells at the time of implantation and in response to cell contact. Cell and Tissue Research, 343(2), 445-453. [More Information]
  • Ilad, R., Fleming, S., Murphy, C., Fazleabas, A. (2010). Immunohistochemical study of the ubiquitin-nuclear factor-kB pathway in the endometrium of the baboon (Papio anubis) with and without endometriosis. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 22(7), 1118-1130. [More Information]
  • Nicholson, M., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2010). Ovarian hormones control the changing expression of claudins and occludin in rat uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy. Acta histochemica, 112(1), 42-52. [More Information]
  • Biazik, J., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2010). Paracellular and Transcellular Transport Across the Squamate Uterine Epithelium. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 5(2), 257-262.
  • Parker, S., Manconi, F., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2010). Uterine and Placental Angiogenesis in the Australian Skinks, Ctenotus taeniolatus, and Saiphos equalis. The Anatomical Record, 293(5), 829-838. [More Information]
  • Parker, S., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2010). Uterine Angiogenesis in Squamate Reptiles: Implications for the Evolution of Viviparity. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 5(2), 330-334.
  • Biazik, J., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2009). Lysosomal and alkaline phosphatase activity indicate macromolecule transport across the uterine epithelium in two viviparous skinks with complex placenta. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 312(8), 817-826. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Lecce (Venuto), L., Murphy, C. (2009). Ovarian hormones regulate expression of the focal adhesion proteins, talin and paxillin, in rat uterine luminal but not glandular epithelial cells. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 132(6), 613-622. [More Information]
  • Biazik, J., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2008). Claudin-5 is restricted to the tight junction region of uterine epithelial cells in the uterus of pregnant/gravid squamate reptiles. The Anatomical Record, 291(5), 547-556. [More Information]
  • Parker, S., Lindsay, L., Herbert, J., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2008). Expression and localization of Ca(2+)-ATPase in the uterus during the reproductive cycle of king quail (Coturnix chinensis) and zebra finch (Poephila guttata). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 149, 30-35. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2008). Focal adhesions disassemble during early pregnancy in rat uterine epithelial cells. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 20(8), 892-899. [More Information]
  • Lecce (Venuto), L., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2008). Moesin is involved in the cytoskeletal remodelling of rat decidual cells. Acta histochemica, 110(6), 491-496. [More Information]
  • Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2007). Aquaporins are upregulated in glandular epithelium at the time of implantation in the rat. Journal of Molecular Histology, 38(1), 87-95. [More Information]
  • Thompson, M., Lindsay, L., Herbert, J., Murphy, C. (2007). Calcium ATPase expression in the oviducts of the skink, Lampropholis guichenoti. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Biazik, J., Stewart, R., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2007). Fundamentals of viviparity: Comparison of seasonal changes in the uterine epithelium of oviparous and viviparous Lerista bougainvillii (Squamata : Scincidae). Journal of Morphology, 268(7), 624-635. [More Information]
  • Slater, M., Cooper, M., Murphy, C. (2007). The cytoskeletal proteins alpha-actinin, Ezrin, and talin are De-expressed in endometriosis and endometrioid carcinoma compared with normal uterine epithelium. Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology, 15(2), 170-174. [More Information]
  • Biazik, J., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2007). The tight junctional protein occludin is found in the uterine epithelium of squamate reptiles. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 177(8), 935-943. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Lui, S., Jones, S., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2007). Uterine epithelial changes during placentation in the viviparous skink Eulamprus tympanum. Journal of Morphology, 268(5), 385-400. [More Information]
  • Herbert, J., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2006). Calcium transport across the uterine epithelium of pregnant lizards. Herpetological Monographs, 20(1), 205-211.
  • Slater, M., Murphy, C. (2006). Co-expression of interleukin-6 and human growth hormone in apparently normal prostate biopsies that ultimately progress to prostate cancer using low pH, high temperature antigen retrieval. Journal of Molecular Histology, 37(1-2), 37-41. [More Information]
  • Preston, A., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2006). Desmosomes in uterine epithelial cells decrease at the time of implantation: an ultrastructural and morphometric study. Journal of Morphology, 267(1), 103-108. [More Information]
  • Slater, M., Cooper, M., Murphy, C. (2006). Human growth hormone and interleukin-6 are upregulated in endometriosis and endometrioid adenocarcinoma. Acta histochemica, 108(1), 13-18. [More Information]
  • Thompson, M., Biazik, J., Lui, S., Adams, S., Murphy, C. (2006). Morphological and functional changes to the uterus of lizards with different placental complexities. Herpetological Monographs, 20(1), 178-185. [More Information]
  • Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2006). Redistribution of aquaporins 1 and 5 in the rat uterus is dependent on progesterone: a study with light and electron microscopy. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 131(2), 369-378. [More Information]
  • Stewart, J., Thompson, M., Attaway, M., Herbert, J., Murphy, C. (2006). Uptake of dextran-FITC by epithelial cells of the chorioallantoic placentome and the omphalopleure of the placentotrophic lizard, Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 305A (10), 883-889. [More Information]
  • Slater, M., Cooper, M., Murphy, C., Watson, G. (2005). Adehesion molecules in endometriosis and Endometrioid adenocarcinoma show altered expressions suggesting a commonality between these diseases. Journal of Histotechnology, 28(3), 185-190. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Biazik, J., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2005). Cyto-epitheliochorial placenta of the viviparous lizard Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii: a new placental morphotype. Journal of Morphology, 264(3), 264-276. [More Information]
  • Slater, M., Quagliotto, G., Cooper, M., Murphy, C. (2005). Endometriotic cells exhibit metaplastic change and oxidative DNA damage as well as decreased function, compared to normal endometrium. Journal of Molecular Histology, 36(4), 257-263. [More Information]
  • Thomson, M., Herbert, J., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2005). HoxA10-like proteins in the reproductive tract of the viviparous lizard Eulamprus tympanum and the oviparous lizard Lampropholis guichenoti. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 142(1), 123-127. [More Information]
  • Simon, C., Oberye, J., Bellver, J., Vidal, C., Bosch, E., Horcajadas, J., Murphy, C., Susan, A., Riesewijk, A., Mannaerts, B., et al (2005). Similar endometrial development in oocyte donors treated with either high- or standard-dose GnRH antagonist compared to treatment with a GnRH agonist or in natural cycles. Human Reproduction, 20(12), 3318-3327. [More Information]
  • Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2004). Aquaporin-1 Increases In The Rat Myometrium During Early Pregnancy. Journal of Molecular Histology, 35(1), 75-79. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Hosie, M., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2004). Changes In Oviductal Morphology Of The Skink, Lampropholis Guichenoti, Associated With Egg Production. Journal of Morphology, 262(1), 536-544. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Terry, V., Hosie, M., Gayer, N., Murphy, C. (2004). Endometrial Response To Ivf Hormonal Manipulation: Comparative Analysis Of Menopausal, Down Regulated And Natural Cycles. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2, 21-37. [More Information]
  • Thompson, M., Adams, S., Herbert, J., Biazik, J., Murphy, C. (2004). Placental Function In Lizards. International Congress Series, 1275, 218-225. [More Information]
  • Preston, A., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2004). Progesterone Treatment And The Progress Of Early Pregnancy Reduce Desmoglein 1&2 Staining Along The Lateral Plasma Membrane In Rat Uterine Epithelial Cells. Acta histochemica, 106(5), 345-351. [More Information]
  • Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2004). Redistribution Of Aquaporins In Uterine Epithelial Cells At The Time Of Implantation In The Rat. Acta histochemica, 106(4), 299-307. [More Information]
  • Ilad, R., Fleming, S., Bebington, C., Murphy, C. (2004). Ubiquitin Is Associated With The Survival Of Ectopic Stromal Cells In Endometriosis. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2(September), 69-76. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Murphy, C. (2004). Ultrastructure of the endometrial epithelial response to IVF hormonal manipulation. Current Medical Literature - Gynecology and Obstetrics, 10(2), 1-4.
  • Murphy, C. (2004). Uterine Receptivity And The Plasma Membrane Transformation. Cell Research, 14(4), 259-267. [More Information]
  • Hosie, M., Terry, V., Murphy, C. (2003). Expression of glucosamine trisaccharides on the rat uterine surface is altered by clomiphene citrate. III. Relationship with implantation regimes and pregnancy. Acta histochemica, 105(4), 329-338. [More Information]
  • Isaacs, J., Murphy, C. (2003). Ultrastructural localisation of Muc-1 on the plasma membrane of the uterine epithelial cells. Acta histochemica, 105(3), 239-243. [More Information]
  • Hosie, M., Adams, S., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2003). Viviparous lizard, Eulamprus tympanum, shows changes in the uterine surface epithelium during early pregnancy that are similar to the plasma membrane transformation of mammals. Journal of Morphology, 258(3), 346-357. [More Information]
  • Orchard, M., Murphy, C. (2002). Alterations in tight junction molecules of uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy in the rat. Acta histochemica, 104(2), 149-155.
  • Png, F., Murphy, C. (2002). Cytoskeletal proteins in uterine epithelial cells only partially return to the pre-receptive state after the period of receptivity. Acta histochemica, 104(3), 235-244.
  • Everitt, A., Kofod, M., Terry, V., Murphy, C., Shorey, C., Berry, G. (2002). Differences in muscle fiber growth in slow-twitch muscles of the forelimb & hindlimb of the rat: role of the pituitary & food intake. Growth, Development and Aging, 66(2), 79-93.
  • Thompson, M., Stewart, J., Speake, B., Hosie, M., Murphy, C. (2002). Evolution of viviparity: what can Australian lizards tell us? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 131(4), 631-643. [More Information]
  • Isaacs, J., Murphy, C. (2002). Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor is seen on the extracellular surface of uterine epithelial cells only after the initial stages of blastocyst attachment. Journal of Molecular Histology, 34(6-7), 339-343. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Gayer, N., Hosie, M., Murphy, C. (2002). Human uterodomes (pinopods) do not dosplay pinocytotic function. Human Reproduction, 17(8), 1980-1986.
  • Slater, M., Murphy, C., Barden, J. (2002). Purinergic receptor expression in the apical plasma membrane of rat uterine eithelial cells during implantation. Cell Calcium, 31(5), 201-207. [More Information]
  • Slater, M., Murphy, C., Barden, J. (2002). Tenascin, E-cadherin. Journal of Molecular Histology, 34(1-2), 13-19.
  • Adams, S., Murphy, C. (2001). A successful prenmancy follwoing SEM fine tuning of hormonal priming. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 1 (3), 1-6.
  • Murphy, C., Niklaus,, A., Lop,, A. (2001). Characteristics of the uterine luminal surface epithelium at preovulatory & preimplantation stages in the Marmoset monkey. The Anatomical Record, 264 (1), 82-92.
  • Slater, M., Murphy, C., Barden, J., Delprado, W. (2001). Detection of preneoplasia in histologically normal prostate biopsies. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 4 (2), 92-96. [More Information]
  • Bucci, M., Murphy, C. (2001). Hormonal control of enzyme activity during the plasma membrane transformation of uterine epithelial cells. Cell Biology International, 25 (9), 859-871.
  • Adams, S., Gayer, N., Terry, V., Murphy, C. (2001). Manipulation of the follicular phase: Uterodomes and pregnancy - is there a correlation? BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 1 (2), 1-6.

Conferences

  • Parker, S., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2008). Angiogenesis in the Uterus of the Three-Toed Skink, Saiphos equalis. 4th CPB Meeting in Africa: MARA 2008, Bologna, Italy: Medimond International Proceedings.

2018

  • Laird, M., McShea, H., Murphy, C., McAllan, B., Shaw, G., Renfree, M., Thompson, M. (2018). Non-invasive placentation in the marsupials Macropus eugenii (Macropodidae) and Trichosurus vulpecula (Phalangeridae) involves redistribution of uterine Desmoglein-2. Molecular Reproduction and Development, 85(1), 72-82. [More Information]

2017

  • Dudley, J., Murphy, C., Thompson, M., McAllan, B. (2017). Epithelial cadherin disassociates from the lateral plasma membrane of uterine epithelial cells throughout pregnancy in a marsupial. Journal of Anatomy, 231(3), 359-365. [More Information]
  • Whittington, C., Danastas, K., Grau, G., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2017). Expression of VEGF111 and other VEGF-A variants in the rat uterus is correlated with stage of pregnancy. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 187(2), 353-360. [More Information]
  • Dowland, S., Madawala, R., Poon, C., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2017). Prominin-1 glycosylation changes throughout early pregnancy in uterine epithelial cells under the influence of maternal ovarian hormones. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 29(6), 1194-1208. [More Information]
  • Laird, M., Turancova, M., McAllan, B., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2017). Uterine focal adhesion dynamics during pregnancy in a marsupial (Sminthopsis crassicaudata; Dasyuridae). The Anatomical Record, 300(6), 1150-1159. [More Information]
  • Laird, M., Dargan, J., Paterson, L., Murphy, C., McAllan, B., Shaw, G., Renfree, M., Thompson, M. (2017). Uterine molecular changes for non-invasive embryonic attachment in the marsupials Macropus eugenii (Macropodidae) and Trichosurus vulpecula (Phalangeridae). Molecular Reproduction and Development, 84(10), 1076-1085. [More Information]
  • Laird, M., McShea, H., McAllan, B., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2017). Uterine remodelling during pregnancy and pseudopregnancy in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula; Phalangeridae). Journal of Anatomy, 231(1), 84-94. [More Information]

2016

  • Madawala, R., Poon, C., Dowland, S., Murphy, C. (2016). Actin crosslinking protein filamin A during early pregnancy in the rat uterus. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 28(7), 960-968. [More Information]
  • Moore, C., Cheng, D., Shami, G., Murphy, C. (2016). Correlated light and electron microscopy observations of the uterine epithelial cell actin cytoskeleton using fluorescently labeled resin-embedded sections. Micron, 84(1), 61-66. [More Information]
  • Poon, C., Madawala, R., Dowland, S., Murphy, C. (2016). Nectin-3 Is Increased in the Cell Junctions of the Uterine Epithelium at Implantation. Reproductive Sciences, 23(11), 1580-1592. [More Information]
  • Dowland, S., Madawala, R., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2016). The adherens junction is lost during normal pregnancy but not during ovarian hyperstimulated pregnancy. Acta histochemica, 118(2), 137-143. [More Information]
  • Lindsay, L., Dowland, S., Murphy, C. (2016). Uterine focal adhesions are retained at implantation after rat ovarian hyperstimulation. Reproduction, 152(6), 753-763. [More Information]

2015

  • Van Dyke, J., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2015). Carbonic anhydrase II is found in the placenta of a viviparous, matrotrophic lizard and likely facilitates embryo-maternal CO2 transport. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 324B (7), 636-646. [More Information]
  • Wu, Q., Fong, C., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2015). Changes to the uterine epithelium during the reproductive cycle of two viviparous lizard species (Niveoscincus spp.). Acta Zoologica, 96, 497-509. [More Information]
  • Dudley, J., Murphy, C., Thompson, M., McAllan, B. (2015). Desmoglein-2 during pregnancy and its role in the evolution of viviparity in a marsupial (Sminthopsis crassicaudata; Dasyuridae). Journal of Morphology, 276, 261-272. [More Information]
  • Poon, C., Madawala, R., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2015). EpCAM is decreased but is still present in uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy in the rat: potential mechanism for maintenance of mucosal integrity during implantation. Cell and Tissue Research, 359(2), 655-664. [More Information]
  • Madawala, R., Poon, C., Dowland, S., Murphy, C. (2015). PTRF is associated with caveolin 1 at the time of receptivity: but SDPR is absent at the same time. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 143(6), 637-644. [More Information]
  • Laird, M., Turancova, M., McAllan, B., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2015). Unlocking amniote live birth: The 'other' mammalian model. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 148(455-456), 52-59.
  • Whittington, C., Grau, G., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2015). Unusual angiogenic factor plays a role in lizard pregnancy but is not unique to viviparity. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 324B (2), 152-158. [More Information]
  • Danastas, K., Combes, V., Lindsay, L., Grau, G., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2015). VEGF111: New insights in tissue invasion. Frontiers in Physiology, 6, 1-5. [More Information]
  • Grau, G., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2015). VEGF: Inflammatory paradoxes. Pathogens and Global Health, 109(6), 253-254. [More Information]

2014

  • Kaneko, Y., Murphy, C., Day, M. (2014). Calpain 2 activity increases at the time of implantation in rat uterine luminal epithelial cells and administration of calpain inhibitor significantly reduces implantation sites. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 141(4), 423-430. [More Information]
  • Madawala, R., Dowland, S., Poon, C., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2014). Caveolins redistribute in uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy in the rat: An epithelial polarisation strategy? Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 142(5), 555-567. [More Information]
  • Poon, C., Lecce (Venuto), L., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2014). Mucin 15 is lost but mucin 13 remains in uterine luminal epithelial cells and the blastocyst at the time of implantation in the rat. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 26(3), 421-431. [More Information]
  • Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2014). Ovarian hyperstimulation affects fluid transporters in the uterus: a potential mechanism in uterine receptivity. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 26(7), 982-990. [More Information]
  • Laird, M., Thompson, M., Murphy, C., McAllan, B. (2014). Uterine Epithelial Cell Changes During Pregnancy in a Marsupial (Sminthopsis crassicaudata; Dasyuridae). Journal of Morphology, 275(10), 1081-1092. [More Information]

2013

  • Poon, C., Madawala, R., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2013). Claudin 7 is reduced in uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy in the rat. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 139(4), 583-593. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Murphy, C., Day, M. (2013). Extracellular Matrix Proteins Secreted From both the Endometrium and the Embryo are Required for Attachment: A Study using A Co-Culture Model of Rat Blastocysts and Ishikawa Cells. Journal of Morphology, 274(1), 63-72. [More Information]
  • Lecce (Venuto), L., Lindsay, L., Kaneko, Y., Murphy, C. (2013). ICAM-2 and lipid rafts disappear from the basal plasma membrane of uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy in rats. Cell and Tissue Research, 353(3), 563-573. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2013). Uterine epithelial cells: Serving two masters. The International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 45(2), 359-363. [More Information]

2012

  • Kaneko, Y., Lecce (Venuto), L., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2012). Focal Adhesion Kinase Localizes to Sites of Cell-to-Cell Contact in Vivo and Increases Apically in Rat Uterine Luminal Epithelium and the Blastocyst at the Time of Implantation. Journal of Morphology, 273(6), 639-650. [More Information]
  • Murphy, B., Brandley, M., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2012). Morphology and development of the placentae in Eulamprus quoyii group skinks (Squamata: Scincidae). Journal of Anatomy, 220(5), 454-471. [More Information]
  • Ramirez-Pinilla, M., Parker, S., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2012). Uterine and chorioallantoic angiogenesis and changes in the uterine epithelium during gestation in the viviparous lizard, Niveoscincus conventryi (Squamata: Scincidae). Journal of Morphology, 273(1), 8-23. [More Information]
  • Biazik, J., Parker, S., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2012). Uterine epithelial morphology and progesterone receptors in a mifepristone-treated viviparous lizard pseudemoia entrecasteauxii (Squamata: Scincidae) during gestation. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 318(2), 148-158. [More Information]

2011

  • Wu, Q., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2011). Changing distribution of cadherins during gestation in the uterine epithelium of lizards. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 316(6), 440-450. [More Information]
  • Lecce (Venuto), L., Kaneko, Y., Madawala, R., Murphy, C. (2011). ICAM1 and Fibrinogen-γ are Increased in Uterine Epithelial Cells at the Time of Implantation in Rats. Molecular Reproduction and Development, 78(5), 318-327. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2011). Integrin {beta}3 in rat blastocysts and epithelial cells is essential for implantation in vitro: studies with Ishikawa cells and small interfering RNA transfection. Human Reproduction, 26(7), 1665-1674. [More Information]
  • Murphy, B., Parker, S., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2011). Placentation in the Eastern Water Skink (Eulamprus Quoyii): A Placentome-Like Structure in a Lecithotrophic Lizard. Journal of Anatomy, 218(6), 678-689. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Lecce (Venuto), L., Day, M., Murphy, C. (2011). β(1) and β(3) integrins disassemble from basal focal adhesions and β(3) integrin is later localised to the apical plasma membrane of rat uterine luminal epithelial cells at the time of implantation. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 23(3), 481-495. [More Information]

2010

  • Murphy, B., Parker, S., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2010). Angiogenesis of the uterus and chorioallantois in the eastern water skink Eulamprus quoyii. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213(19), 3340-3347. [More Information]
  • Herbert, J., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2010). Calcium ATPase Localization in the Uterus of Two Species of Pseudemoia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) with Complex Placentae. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 5(2), 290-296.
  • Lecce (Venuto), L., Kaneko, Y., Murphy, C. (2010). CD43 is relocated from the basal to the apical plasma membrane of rat uterine epithelial cells by progesterone. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 133(5), 549-555. [More Information]
  • Murphy, C. (2010). Comparative Placentation, Epithelial Plasticity and the 'Efficient Barrier Hypothesis'. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 5(2), 320-323. [More Information]
  • Biazik, J., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2010). Desmosomes in the Uterine Epithelium of Noninvasive Skink Placentae. The Anatomical Record, 293(3), 502-512. [More Information]
  • Lecce (Venuto), L., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2010). Ezrin and EBP50 redistribute apically in rat uterine epithelial cells at the time of implantation and in response to cell contact. Cell and Tissue Research, 343(2), 445-453. [More Information]
  • Ilad, R., Fleming, S., Murphy, C., Fazleabas, A. (2010). Immunohistochemical study of the ubiquitin-nuclear factor-kB pathway in the endometrium of the baboon (Papio anubis) with and without endometriosis. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 22(7), 1118-1130. [More Information]
  • Nicholson, M., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2010). Ovarian hormones control the changing expression of claudins and occludin in rat uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy. Acta histochemica, 112(1), 42-52. [More Information]
  • Biazik, J., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2010). Paracellular and Transcellular Transport Across the Squamate Uterine Epithelium. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 5(2), 257-262.
  • Parker, S., Manconi, F., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2010). Uterine and Placental Angiogenesis in the Australian Skinks, Ctenotus taeniolatus, and Saiphos equalis. The Anatomical Record, 293(5), 829-838. [More Information]
  • Parker, S., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2010). Uterine Angiogenesis in Squamate Reptiles: Implications for the Evolution of Viviparity. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 5(2), 330-334.

2009

  • Biazik, J., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2009). Lysosomal and alkaline phosphatase activity indicate macromolecule transport across the uterine epithelium in two viviparous skinks with complex placenta. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 312(8), 817-826. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Lecce (Venuto), L., Murphy, C. (2009). Ovarian hormones regulate expression of the focal adhesion proteins, talin and paxillin, in rat uterine luminal but not glandular epithelial cells. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 132(6), 613-622. [More Information]

2008

  • Parker, S., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2008). Angiogenesis in the Uterus of the Three-Toed Skink, Saiphos equalis. 4th CPB Meeting in Africa: MARA 2008, Bologna, Italy: Medimond International Proceedings.
  • Biazik, J., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2008). Claudin-5 is restricted to the tight junction region of uterine epithelial cells in the uterus of pregnant/gravid squamate reptiles. The Anatomical Record, 291(5), 547-556. [More Information]
  • Parker, S., Lindsay, L., Herbert, J., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2008). Expression and localization of Ca(2+)-ATPase in the uterus during the reproductive cycle of king quail (Coturnix chinensis) and zebra finch (Poephila guttata). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 149, 30-35. [More Information]
  • Kaneko, Y., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2008). Focal adhesions disassemble during early pregnancy in rat uterine epithelial cells. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 20(8), 892-899. [More Information]
  • Lecce (Venuto), L., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2008). Moesin is involved in the cytoskeletal remodelling of rat decidual cells. Acta histochemica, 110(6), 491-496. [More Information]
  • Murphy, C., Lindsay, L. (2008). The Endometrium. Molecular, Cellular, and Clinical Perspectives. In John Aplin, Asgerally Fazleabas, Stanley Glasser, & Linda Giudice (Eds.), The Endometrium: Molecular, Cellular and Clinical Perspectives, 2nd Edition, (pp. 66-75). London: Informa Healthcare.
  • Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2008). The plasma membrane transformation in uterine epithelial cells: the lateral plasma membrane and fluid transport. In John Aplin, Asgerally Fazleabas, Stanley Glasser, & Linda Giudice (Eds.), The Endometrium: Molecular, Cellular and Clinical Perspectives, 2nd Edition, (pp. 66-75). London: Informa Healthcare.

2007

  • Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2007). Aquaporins are upregulated in glandular epithelium at the time of implantation in the rat. Journal of Molecular Histology, 38(1), 87-95. [More Information]
  • Thompson, M., Lindsay, L., Herbert, J., Murphy, C. (2007). Calcium ATPase expression in the oviducts of the skink, Lampropholis guichenoti. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Biazik, J., Stewart, R., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2007). Fundamentals of viviparity: Comparison of seasonal changes in the uterine epithelium of oviparous and viviparous Lerista bougainvillii (Squamata : Scincidae). Journal of Morphology, 268(7), 624-635. [More Information]
  • Slater, M., Cooper, M., Murphy, C. (2007). The cytoskeletal proteins alpha-actinin, Ezrin, and talin are De-expressed in endometriosis and endometrioid carcinoma compared with normal uterine epithelium. Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology, 15(2), 170-174. [More Information]
  • Biazik, J., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2007). The tight junctional protein occludin is found in the uterine epithelium of squamate reptiles. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 177(8), 935-943. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Lui, S., Jones, S., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2007). Uterine epithelial changes during placentation in the viviparous skink Eulamprus tympanum. Journal of Morphology, 268(5), 385-400. [More Information]

2006

  • Herbert, J., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2006). Calcium transport across the uterine epithelium of pregnant lizards. Herpetological Monographs, 20(1), 205-211.
  • Slater, M., Murphy, C. (2006). Co-expression of interleukin-6 and human growth hormone in apparently normal prostate biopsies that ultimately progress to prostate cancer using low pH, high temperature antigen retrieval. Journal of Molecular Histology, 37(1-2), 37-41. [More Information]
  • Preston, A., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2006). Desmosomes in uterine epithelial cells decrease at the time of implantation: an ultrastructural and morphometric study. Journal of Morphology, 267(1), 103-108. [More Information]
  • Slater, M., Cooper, M., Murphy, C. (2006). Human growth hormone and interleukin-6 are upregulated in endometriosis and endometrioid adenocarcinoma. Acta histochemica, 108(1), 13-18. [More Information]
  • Thompson, M., Biazik, J., Lui, S., Adams, S., Murphy, C. (2006). Morphological and functional changes to the uterus of lizards with different placental complexities. Herpetological Monographs, 20(1), 178-185. [More Information]
  • Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2006). Redistribution of aquaporins 1 and 5 in the rat uterus is dependent on progesterone: a study with light and electron microscopy. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 131(2), 369-378. [More Information]
  • Stewart, J., Thompson, M., Attaway, M., Herbert, J., Murphy, C. (2006). Uptake of dextran-FITC by epithelial cells of the chorioallantoic placentome and the omphalopleure of the placentotrophic lizard, Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 305A (10), 883-889. [More Information]

2005

  • Slater, M., Cooper, M., Murphy, C., Watson, G. (2005). Adehesion molecules in endometriosis and Endometrioid adenocarcinoma show altered expressions suggesting a commonality between these diseases. Journal of Histotechnology, 28(3), 185-190. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Biazik, J., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2005). Cyto-epitheliochorial placenta of the viviparous lizard Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii: a new placental morphotype. Journal of Morphology, 264(3), 264-276. [More Information]
  • Slater, M., Quagliotto, G., Cooper, M., Murphy, C. (2005). Endometriotic cells exhibit metaplastic change and oxidative DNA damage as well as decreased function, compared to normal endometrium. Journal of Molecular Histology, 36(4), 257-263. [More Information]
  • Thomson, M., Herbert, J., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2005). HoxA10-like proteins in the reproductive tract of the viviparous lizard Eulamprus tympanum and the oviparous lizard Lampropholis guichenoti. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 142(1), 123-127. [More Information]
  • Simon, C., Oberye, J., Bellver, J., Vidal, C., Bosch, E., Horcajadas, J., Murphy, C., Susan, A., Riesewijk, A., Mannaerts, B., et al (2005). Similar endometrial development in oocyte donors treated with either high- or standard-dose GnRH antagonist compared to treatment with a GnRH agonist or in natural cycles. Human Reproduction, 20(12), 3318-3327. [More Information]

2004

  • Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2004). Aquaporin-1 Increases In The Rat Myometrium During Early Pregnancy. Journal of Molecular Histology, 35(1), 75-79. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Hosie, M., Murphy, C., Thompson, M. (2004). Changes In Oviductal Morphology Of The Skink, Lampropholis Guichenoti, Associated With Egg Production. Journal of Morphology, 262(1), 536-544. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Terry, V., Hosie, M., Gayer, N., Murphy, C. (2004). Endometrial Response To Ivf Hormonal Manipulation: Comparative Analysis Of Menopausal, Down Regulated And Natural Cycles. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2, 21-37. [More Information]
  • Thompson, M., Adams, S., Herbert, J., Biazik, J., Murphy, C. (2004). Placental Function In Lizards. International Congress Series, 1275, 218-225. [More Information]
  • Preston, A., Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2004). Progesterone Treatment And The Progress Of Early Pregnancy Reduce Desmoglein 1&2 Staining Along The Lateral Plasma Membrane In Rat Uterine Epithelial Cells. Acta histochemica, 106(5), 345-351. [More Information]
  • Lindsay, L., Murphy, C. (2004). Redistribution Of Aquaporins In Uterine Epithelial Cells At The Time Of Implantation In The Rat. Acta histochemica, 106(4), 299-307. [More Information]
  • Ilad, R., Fleming, S., Bebington, C., Murphy, C. (2004). Ubiquitin Is Associated With The Survival Of Ectopic Stromal Cells In Endometriosis. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2(September), 69-76. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Murphy, C. (2004). Ultrastructure of the endometrial epithelial response to IVF hormonal manipulation. Current Medical Literature - Gynecology and Obstetrics, 10(2), 1-4.
  • Murphy, C. (2004). Uterine Receptivity And The Plasma Membrane Transformation. Cell Research, 14(4), 259-267. [More Information]

2003

  • Hosie, M., Terry, V., Murphy, C. (2003). Expression of glucosamine trisaccharides on the rat uterine surface is altered by clomiphene citrate. III. Relationship with implantation regimes and pregnancy. Acta histochemica, 105(4), 329-338. [More Information]
  • Isaacs, J., Murphy, C. (2003). Ultrastructural localisation of Muc-1 on the plasma membrane of the uterine epithelial cells. Acta histochemica, 105(3), 239-243. [More Information]
  • Hosie, M., Adams, S., Thompson, M., Murphy, C. (2003). Viviparous lizard, Eulamprus tympanum, shows changes in the uterine surface epithelium during early pregnancy that are similar to the plasma membrane transformation of mammals. Journal of Morphology, 258(3), 346-357. [More Information]

2002

  • Orchard, M., Murphy, C. (2002). Alterations in tight junction molecules of uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy in the rat. Acta histochemica, 104(2), 149-155.
  • Png, F., Murphy, C. (2002). Cytoskeletal proteins in uterine epithelial cells only partially return to the pre-receptive state after the period of receptivity. Acta histochemica, 104(3), 235-244.
  • Everitt, A., Kofod, M., Terry, V., Murphy, C., Shorey, C., Berry, G. (2002). Differences in muscle fiber growth in slow-twitch muscles of the forelimb & hindlimb of the rat: role of the pituitary & food intake. Growth, Development and Aging, 66(2), 79-93.
  • Thompson, M., Stewart, J., Speake, B., Hosie, M., Murphy, C. (2002). Evolution of viviparity: what can Australian lizards tell us? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 131(4), 631-643. [More Information]
  • Isaacs, J., Murphy, C. (2002). Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor is seen on the extracellular surface of uterine epithelial cells only after the initial stages of blastocyst attachment. Journal of Molecular Histology, 34(6-7), 339-343. [More Information]
  • Adams, S., Gayer, N., Hosie, M., Murphy, C. (2002). Human uterodomes (pinopods) do not dosplay pinocytotic function. Human Reproduction, 17(8), 1980-1986.
  • Slater, M., Murphy, C., Barden, J. (2002). Purinergic receptor expression in the apical plasma membrane of rat uterine eithelial cells during implantation. Cell Calcium, 31(5), 201-207. [More Information]
  • Slater, M., Murphy, C., Barden, J. (2002). Tenascin, E-cadherin. Journal of Molecular Histology, 34(1-2), 13-19.
  • Murphy, C., Shaw, T. (2002). The cytoskeleton of uterine epithelial and stromal cells. In Glasser SR, Aplin JD, Guidice LC, Tabibzadeh S (Eds.), The Endometrium, (pp. 39-45). London: Staempfli Publishers Ltd.

2001

  • Adams, S., Murphy, C. (2001). A successful prenmancy follwoing SEM fine tuning of hormonal priming. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 1 (3), 1-6.
  • Murphy, C., Niklaus,, A., Lop,, A. (2001). Characteristics of the uterine luminal surface epithelium at preovulatory & preimplantation stages in the Marmoset monkey. The Anatomical Record, 264 (1), 82-92.
  • Slater, M., Murphy, C., Barden, J., Delprado, W. (2001). Detection of preneoplasia in histologically normal prostate biopsies. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 4 (2), 92-96. [More Information]
  • Bucci, M., Murphy, C. (2001). Hormonal control of enzyme activity during the plasma membrane transformation of uterine epithelial cells. Cell Biology International, 25 (9), 859-871.
  • Adams, S., Gayer, N., Terry, V., Murphy, C. (2001). Manipulation of the follicular phase: Uterodomes and pregnancy - is there a correlation? BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 1 (2), 1-6.
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