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Dr. Marylynn S. Barkley

Professor Emeritus

Profile Introduction

Female reproduction with a focus on ovarian steroid hormone and immune system interaction

Research Interests

Endocrinology

Endocrinology, with an emphasis in female reproduction, endocrine-immune system interaction, genetic variation in reproductive function and behavioral endocrinology.

Female reproduction with a focus on ovarian steroid hormone and immune system interaction

Grad Group Affiliations

  • Animal Behavior

Degrees

  • 1970 BA (Biological Anthropology) California State University, Sacramento
  • 1972 MS (Biobehavioral Sciences) University of Connecticut
  • 1975 PhD (Endocrinology) University of Connecticut
  • 1993 MD Chicago Medical School

Publications

Barkley M and M Zelinski-Wooten. 1999. Chorionic Gonadotropins: Other Mammals. In: Encyclopedia of Reproduction, Vol. I. Academic Press:601-614

Spearow JL and M Barkley. 1999. Genetic control of hormone-inducedovulation rate in mice. Biology of Reproduction. 61:851-856

Spearow JL, P Doemeny, R Sera, R Leffler, and M Barkley. 1999. Genetic variation in susceptibility to endocrine disruption by estrogen in mice. Science. 285:1259-1261