Archibong, Anthony E., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology

615-327-5714
1005 Dr. D.B.Todd Jr. Blvd
4th Floor Hubbard
Nashville, TN 37208

aarchibong@mmc.edu

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1973 BSc. Hons Animal Science
1979 University. of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria; MS Reproductive Physiology
1987 Tuskegee University, Tuskegee AL; Ph.D. Reproductive Endocrinology
1987-1988 Oregon State University, Corvallis OR; Post-doc, Embryo Physiology
1988-1993 North Carolina State Univ. Raleigh, NC
Post-doc, Gamete Science Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR.

Reproductive Endocrinology; Reproductive Toxicology; Embryology & Andrology.My research addresses the following: Contribution of benzo(a)pyrene, a ubiquitous environmental pollutant, to male and female infertility
Improvement of Freezing Conditions for Ejaculated Primate Sperm
Reproductive risks associated with the therapeutic agent (hydroxyurea) on male and female reproduction
Effect of Hemi-vasectomy on the ability of epididymal to fertilize mature ova.

Training of students in reproductive sciences research; Experimental design; Grants and manuscript reviews.

Endocrinology & Andrology.

Archibong, A.E., D.C.  England and F.  Stormshak. 1986.  Ovulation and embryonic survival in GnRH treated pubertal gilts.  Proc.  West.  Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 37:20-22.

Archibong, A.E., D.C.  England and F.  Stormshak. 1987.  Factors contributing to early embryonic mortality in gilts bred at pubertal estrus.  J. Anim. Sci. 64:474-478. 

Archibong, A.E., D.C.  England and F.  Stormshak. 1987.  Ovulation and embryonic survival in pubertal gilts treated with gonadotropin releasing hormone.  J. Anim. Sci. 65:752-755. 

Gardiner, C.S., A.R.  Menino jr., A.E.  Archibong, J.S.  Williams, F.  Stormshak and D.C.  England. 1988.  Suppressed development of cultured mouse and swine embryos by diethylstilbestrol.  J.Anim.  Sci. 66:2401-2406.

Menino, A.R. jr., A.E.  Archibong, J.R.  Li, F.  Stormshak and D.C.  England. 1989.  Comparison of in vitro development of swine embryos collected from first and third estrous gilts.  J. Anim. Sci. 67:1387-1393.

Krisher, R.L., R.M.  Petters, B.H.  Johnson, B.D.  Bavister and A.E.  Archibong. 1989.  Development of porcine embryos from the one‑cell stage to blastocyst in mouse oviducts maintained in organ culture.  J.  Expt. Zool. 249:235-239.

Archibong, A.E., R.M.  Petters and B.H.  Johnson. 1989.  Development of porcine embryos from the one‑cell stage to blastocyst in modified kreb ringer buffer supplemented with porcine oviductal fluid. Biol. Reprod. 41:1076-1083.

Lanzendorf, S., P.  Gliessman, A.  Archibong, M.  Alexander and D.  Wolf. 1990.  Collection and quality of rhesus monkey semen.  Mol. Reprod. Dev. 25:61-66.

Petters, R.M., B.H.  Johnson, M.L.  Reed and A.E.  Archibong. 1990.  Glucose, glutamine and inorganic phosphate in early development of pig embryos in vitro. J. Reprod. Fertil. 89:269-275. 

Archibong, A.E., R.R. Maurer, D.C.  England and F.  Stormshak.  1992.  Influence of sexual maturity of donor on in vivo survival of transferred porcine embryos.  Biol. Reprod. 47:1026-1030.

Anthony Archibong, Ph.D. and Elwyn M. Grimes, M.D. 1994. Environmental toxins and reproduction. W.F. Bernell James Symposium, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN.

Archibong, A.E., Lee, C.Y.G. and Wolf, D.P. 1995. Functional characterization of the primate sperm acrosomal antigen (PSA‑63). J. Androl 16:318-326.

Kopsombut, P., Mukherjee, S., Roa, D.P., Turner, E.A., Powell, A., Ademoyero, A.A. Das, S.K. and Archibong, A.E.  2000.  Hydroxyurea and indices of male fertility.  Adv Reprod. 4:19-32.

Freeman, M.R., Archibong, A.E., Mrotek, J.J., Whitworth, C.M., Weitzman, G.A., Hill, G.A.  2001.  Male partner screening before in vitro fertilization:  preselecting patients who require intracytoplasmic sperm injections with the sperm penetration assay.  Fertil Steril. 76:1113-1118.

Ramesh, A., Inyang, F., Hood, D.B., Archibong, A.E., Knuckles, M.E., Nyanda, A.M. 2001.  Metabolism, bioavailability, and toxicokinetics of benzo(alpha)pyrene in F-344 rats following oral administration.  Exp Toxicol Pathol. 53:275-290.

Archibong, A.E., Ramesh, A. and F. Inyang.  2002.  Endocrine/environmental factors contributing to early embryonic mortality in gilts mated at first estrus.  Adv Reprod. 6:121-128.

Mukherjee, S., Das, S.K., Kabiru, W., Russell, K.R., Greaves, K., Ademoyero, A.A. Rhaney, F., Hills, E.R. and Archibong, A.E.  2002.  Acute cadmium toxicity and male reproduction.  Adv Reprod. 6:143-155.

Ramesh, A., Inyang, F. and Archibong, A.E.  2002.  Altered imprinting in male rats: a toxicological perspective.  Adv Reprod. 6:156-157.

Aramandla Ramesh, Daryl B. Hood, Frank Inyang, Michael Greenwood, Alfred Nyanda, Anthony Archibong and Maurice Knuckles. 2002. Comparative metabolism, bioavailability, and toxicokinetics of benzo(a)pyrene in rats after acute oral, inhalation, and intravenous administration. Polycyclic Arom Compds 22:969-980.                   

Anthony E. Archibong, Frank Inyang, Aramandla Ramesh, Michael Greenwood, Tutul Nayyar, Prapaporn Kopsombut, Darryl Hood and Alfred M. Nyanda . 2002. Alteration of pregnancy related hormones and fetal survival in F-344 rats exposed by inhalation to benzo(a)pyrene. Reprod Toxicol 16:801-808.

F. Inyang, A Ramesh,  P. Kopsombut, M.S. Niaz1, D.B. Hood, A.M. Nyanda, and  A.E. Archibong. 2003. Disruption of testicular steroidogenesis and epididymal function by inhaled benzo(a)pyrene. Reprod Toxicol 17:527-537.

Inter-species comparision of microsomal metabolism of fluoranthene. 2006. Stormy A.Walker, Linwood B. Whitten, George B. Seals, Whitney E. Lee, Anthony E. Archibong and Aramandla Ramesh. J Drug & Chem Toxicol 44:380-387.

Smith TL, Merry ST, Harris DL, Joe Ford J, Ike J, Archibong AE, Ramesh A. #(2007). Species-specific testicular and hepatic microsomal metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene. Toxicol In Vitro (In Press)

25.C.M. Brooks, K.M. Jones, M.S. Niaz, M. P. Aguinaga, E.R.Hills, V. Montgomery Rice and A.E. Archibong. (2007). Authentication of a transgenic sickle cell mouse model with intent to study sickle cell disease-induced hypogonadism. Andrology Update; International Journal (In Press).