Zu, Y., Sun, M. and Kang, L. The theory, method, and application of molecular ecology, CHEP-Springer, 1999, 226 pp.

Au, T.K. and Leung, P.C. Identification of the Binding and Inhibition Sites in the Calmodulin Molecule for Ophiobolin A by Site-Directed Mutagenesis. Plant Physiology, 1998, 118: 965-973.

Cai, Y., Sun, M. and Corke, H. Colorant properties and stability of Amaranthus betacyanin pigment. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 1998, 46: 4491-4495.

Chan, S.M. Cloning of a shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis) cDNA encoding a nuclear receptor superfamily member: an insect homologue of E75 gene. Federation of European Biochemical Societies Letters, 1998, 436: 395-400.

Chan, S.M., Chen, X.G. and Gu, P. PCR cloning and expression of the molt-inhibiting hormone gene for the crab (Charybdis feriatus). Gene, 1998, 224: 23-33.

Chan, S.M. and Chan, K.M. Characterization of the shrimp eyestalk cDNA encoding a novel fushi tarazu-factor 1 (FTZ-F1)1. Federation of European Biochemical Societies Letters, 1999, 454: 109-114.

Chen, H. and Sun, M. Consensus multiplex PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) for rapid detection of plant mitochondrial DNA polymorphism. Molecular Ecology, 1998, 7: 1553-1556.

Chen, X.G., Ma, X., Wu, K., Peng, H.J., Shen, S.M., Liu, G.Z. and Chan, S.M. Expression of P30, The Major Surface Antigen of Toxoplasma gondii in Baculovirus-insect System and The Evaluation of Immune Response Induced by P30. Journal of Protozoological Research, The Research Center for Protozoan Molecular Immunology, 1998, 8: 19-27.

Chung, S.W., Zhu, L.J., Mo, M.Y., Silvestrini, B., Lee, W.W.M. and Cheng, C.Y. Evidence for Cross-Talk Between Sertoli and Germ Cells Using Selected Cathepsins as Markers. Journal of Andrology, 1998, 19: 686-703.

Chung, S.W., Mruk, D., Lee, W.W.M. and Cheng, C.Y. Identification and purification of proteins from germ cell-conditioned medium (GCCM). Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International, 1999, 47: 479-491.

Chung, Y.Y.Y. and Ko, R.C.C. A novel cDNA clone encoding a specific excretory/secretory antigen of larval Trichinella pseudospiralis. Parasitology Research, 1999, 85: 685-691.

Ding, H., Xu, R.J. and Chan, D.K.O. Identification of broiler chicken meat using a visible/near-infrared spectroscopic technique. Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture, 1999, 79: 1382-1388.

Gu, P. and Chan, S.M. The shrimp hyperglycemic hormone-like neuropeptide is encoded by multiple copies of genes arranged in a cluster. Federation of European Biochemical Societies Letters, 1998, 441: 397-403.

Ho, W.K.K., Meng, Z.Q., Lin, H.R., Poon, C.T., Leung, Y.K., Yan, K.T., Dias, N., Che, A.P.K., Liu, J., Zheng, W.M., Sun, Y. and Wong, A.O.L. Expression of grass carp growth hormone by baculovirus in silkworm larvae. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1998, 1381: 331-339.

Huang, J. and Sun, M. A modified AFLP with fluorescence-labelled primers and automated DNA sequencer detection for efficient fingerprinting analysis in plants. Biotechnology Techniques, 1999, 13: 277-278.

Leung, F.C.C. New applications of low-C0tDNA as a DNA fingerprint probe. Electrophoresis, 1999, 20: 1762-1767.

Leung, M.Y., Tse, L.Y., Yu, K.L., Chow, B.K.C. and Wong, A.O.L. Molecular Cloning and Tissue Distribution of Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide in the Goldfish. Recent Progress in Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology, 1999, 383-388.

Li, C.K.F. and Ko, R.C.C. Detection of circulating antigen in acute trichinellosis. Trichinellosis, 1998, 489-495.

Lim, B.L., Cao, Y.C., Yu, T. and Mo, C.W. Adaptation of very virulent infectious bursal disease virus to chicken embryonic fibroblasts by site-directed mutagenesis of residues 279 and 284 of viral coat protein VP2. Journal of Virology, 1999, 73: 2854-2862.

Liu, L.P.S., Chan, S.T.H., Ho, P.C. and Yeung, W.S.B. Partial purification of embryotrophic factors from human oviductal cells. Human Reproduction, 1998, 13(6): 1613-1619.

Mak, C. and Ko, R.C.C. Characterization of endonuclease activity from excretory/secretory products of a parasitic nematode, Trichinella spiralis. Euroean Journal of Biochemistry, 1999, 260: 477-481.

Mubiru, J.N. and Xu, R.J. Comparison of growth and development of hte exocrine pancreas in pigs and rats during the immediate postnatal period. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 1998, 120A: 699-703.

Ng, S.M., Pang, R.T.K., Chow, B.K.C. and Cheng, C.H.K. Real-Time Evaluation of Human Secretin Receptor Activity Using Cytosensor Microphysiometry. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 1999, 72: 517-527.

Ngan, E.S.W., Cheng, P.K.W., Leung, P.C.K. and Chow, B.K.C. Regulation of the Gonadotrope Specific Expression of the Human Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Gene by Steroidogenic Factor-1. Recent Progress in Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology, 1999, 339-347.

Ngan, E.S.W., Cheng, P.K.W., Leung, P.C.K. and Chow, B.K.C. Steroidogenic Factor-1 Interacts with a Gonadotrope-Specific Element within the First Exon of the Human Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Gene to Mediate Gonadotrope-Specific Expression. Endocrinology, 1999, 140: 2452-2462.

Qiu, P.Y., Ding, H., Tang, K.Y. and Xu, R.J. Determination of chemical composition of commercial honey by near-infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 1999, 47: 2760-2765.

Qiu, P.Y. and Xu, R.J. A comparison of chemical composition of commercial honey produced in different countries. Chinese Animal Products and Food, 1999, 6: 78-79.

Salda, V.B., Sun, M., Ramsden, L. and Corke, H. Genetic variation in physical properties of flour from selected Asian yams (Dioscorea spp.). Tropical Agriculture, 1998, 75: 212-216.

Sun, M., Wong, K.C. and Lee, S.Y. Reproductive biology and population genetic structure of Kandelia candel (Rhizophoraceae), a viviparous mangrove species. American Journal of Botany, 1998, 85: 1631-1637.

Sun, M., Chen, H. and Leung, F.C.C. Repetitive DNA Sequences for fingerprinting Analysis of Germplasm Diversity and Relationships in Amaranthus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 1999, 99: 464-472.

Sun, M. Molecular ecology: approaches and applications. The theory, method, and application of molecular ecology, CHEP-Springer, 1999, 80-118.

Sun, M. Cleistogamy in Scutellaria indica (Labiatae): effective mating system and population genetic structure. Molecular Ecology, 1999, 8: 1285-1296.

Wang, T., Xu, R.J., Zhang, Y.Q., Zheng, C.T. and Zhang, J.C. Effects of milk protein pre-hydrolyzation on smalll intestinal morphology and crypt cell proliferation in neonatal pigs. Chinese Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, 1999, 8: 228-235.

Wong, K.C. and Sun, M. Reproductive biology and conservation genetics of Goodyera procera (Orchidaceae). American Journal of Botany, 1999, 86: 1406-1413.

Wong, P.Y.D., Chan, H.C., Leung, P.S., Wong, Y.L., Lee, W.W.M., Ng, V. and Dun, N.J. Regulation of anion secretion by cyclooxygenase and prostanoids in cultured rat epididymal epithelia. Journal of Physiology, London, 1999, 514(3): 809-820.

Xu, R.J., Doan, Q.C. and Regester, G.O. Detection and characterisationof transforming growth factor-beta in porcine colostrum. Biology of the Neonate, 1999, 75: 59-64.

Xu, R.J. Bioactive peptides in milk and their biological and health implications. Food for Health in the Pacific Rim, Trumbull, Connecticut, USA, Food & Nutrition Press, Inc., 1999, 291-301.

Xu, R.J., Wang, T. and Zhang, S.H. Functional structure and growth of the pancreas in postnatal growing animals. Biology of the Pancreas in Growing Animals, Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 1999, 15-26.

Yu, K.L., He, M., Chik, C.C., Xin, W.L., Chang, J.P. and Peter, R.E. mRNA Expression of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormones (GnRHs) and GnRH Receptor in Goldfish. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 1998, 112: 303-311.

Au, C.L., Wu, H.W., Kwan, H.Y., Chan, L.F. and Lee, W.W.M. Involvement of vascular endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in Leydig cell-macrophage interaction in rat testes. Society for Endocrinology 189th Meeting, U.K. 23-24 Novermber, 1998, Journal of Endocrinology, 159 (suppl): 62.

Au, C.L., Wu, H.W., Kwan, H.Y., Chan, L.F. and Lee, W.W.M. Involvement of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in Leydig cell-macrophage interaction of the rat testes. 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Society for the Study of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Reproduction, abstract #P26, 1998.

Au, C.L., Chung, H.S., Sy, C.C., Chan, L.F. and Lee, W.W.M. Effects of Leydig cell suppression on hCG-induced endothelial cell proliferation in adult rat testes. 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Hong Kong Society for the Study of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Reproduction, abstract #P25, 1998.

Chan, K.M. and Chan, S.M. Characterization and expression of two cDNAs encoding for the FTZ-F1 in the shrimp, Metapenaeus ensis. 19th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinology 13A, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 1-5, 1998.

Chan, M.C.W., Chung, P.Y., Mather, J.P. and Lee, W.W.M. Expression and regulation of tyrosine kinase receptors RSE, AXL, MER and their ligand, GAS6 in the testis. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, College Station, TX, USA, August 7-11, 1998.

Chan, S.M. and Gu, P. Cloning of the crustacean hyperglycemic hormone gene of the shrimp, Metapenaeus ensis. 19th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinology 13A, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 1-5, 1998.

Chan, S.M. and Gu, P. The shrimp CHH-like neuropeptide is encoded by multiple copy of genes arranged in a cluster. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Denver, USA, January 6-10, 1999, American Zoologist 35: 111A.

Cheng, C.Y., Mo, M.Y., Mruk, D., Lee, W.W.M. and Silvestrini, B. TEMO is a novel testicular gene to study Sertoli-germ cell interactions: its cDNA cloning and regulation. 10th World Congress on Human Reproduction, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, May 4-8, 1999.

Chu, M.S. and Wong, A.O.L. Signaling mechanisms in biphasic growth hormone release induced by protein kinase C activation in grass carp pituitary cells. 8th International Symbposium of Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America, Program and Abstract, POS-S47, Aug 14-19, 1999.

Chung, S.W., Lee, W.W.M. and Cheng, C.Y. The formation of specialized inter-Sertoli cell junctions: A time course study and their regulation. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, San Francisco, CA, USA, December 12-16, 1998.

Chung, S.W., Lee, W.W.M. and Cheng, C.Y. An in vitro study on the formation of specialized inter-Sertoli cell junctions. 10thWorld Congress on Human Reproduction, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, May 4-8, 1999.

Ding, H., Xu, R.J. and Chan, D.K.O. Classification of chicken meat using near infrared spectroscopy. 1999 IFT Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 1999, Abstract 65C-12.

Ge, X. and Sun, M. Reproductive biology and population genetic structure of a mangrove species, Aegiceras corniculantum. XVI International Botanical Congress 1-7 August, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 1999, Abstract #1921.

Ge, X., Maxwell, G.S. and Sun, M. Population genetic structure and reproductive biology of Avicennia marina. XVI International Botanical Congress 1-7 August, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 1999, Abstract # 1922.

Gu, P. and Chan, S.M. Bacteria and baculovirus expression of the shrimp Metapenaeus ensis recombinant molt-inhibiting hormone. 19th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinology 29A, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, September 1-5, 1998.

Halim, K.D. and Leung, P.C. Protein phosphorylation in PC-12 cell induced by PACAP38. Annual Symposium of the Society of Experimental Biology (Great Britain), Edinburgh, Scotland, March 22-26, 1999.

Ho, P.K., Fong, R.S.M., Kai, H.S.T., Ngan, E.S.W., Lau, H.Y. and Chow, B.K.C. The Human Secretin Receptor Gene: Genomic Organization and Promoter Studies. 81st Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, San Diego, CA, USA, June 12-15, 1999.

Huang, J. and Sun, M. Phylogenetic relationships among allied species of sweetpotato as revealed by ITS sequences. XVI International Botanical Congress 1-7 August, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 1999, Abstract # 538.

Huang, J. and Sun, M. Phylogenetic relationships among species in series Batatas detected by PCR-based markers. XVI International Botanical Congress 1-7 August, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 1999, Abstract #537.

Ip, C.Y., Lee, W.W.M. and Hammond, G.L. Rabbit sex hormone binding Globulin gene and analysis of its proximal promoter. 81st Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, San Diego, CA, USA, June 12-15, 1999.

Kee, F., Ng, S.M., Pang, R.T.K. and Chow, B.K.C. Aspartic Acid Scanning Mutation Analysis of a Receptor Isolated from Goldfish Specific to the Carp Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone-like Peptide. 81st Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, San Diego, CA, USA, June 12-15, 1999.

Law, M. and Leung, F.C.C. A Highly Virlent Isolate of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) in Hong Kong. Proceedings of the 48th Western Poultry Disease Conference, Conferences and Events Services, University of California, Davis, 1999, 45-49.

Law, M., Tsang, W.Y., Chan, P.S., Wang, X. and Leung, F.C.C. Fast Multiplex Probe (FMP) - A Novel Approach for Generating Probe for Fingerprinting Genomes. The 5th International DNA Fingerprinting Conference, Jan 17-22, 1999, P-5.

Leung, F.C.C. and Ho, I.S.H. Isolation of Novel Repetitive DNA Sequences as DNA Fingerprinting Probes for Panax Ginseng. Proceedings of the 1st European Ginseng Congress, eds H.C. Weber, D. Zeuske, and S. Imhof, 1998, 125-132.

Leung, F.C.C., Chen, H. and Sun, M. Low-C0t DNA as a DNA Probe for Fingerprinting Amaranthus. The 5th International DNA Fingerprinting Conference, Jan 17-22, 1999, 0-27.

Leung, F.C.C. New Application of Low-C0t DNA as a DNA Fingerprinting Probe. The 5th International DNA Fingerprinting Conference, Jan 17-22, 1999, 0-32.

Leung, F.C.C. and Ho, I.S.H. Development of Low-cot DNA Probe for Fingerprinting Asia and North American Ginseng. On-line Proceedings of the 5th Internet World Congress on Biomedical Sciences '98 at McMaster University, Canada, 1998.

Leung, M.Y., Chow, B.K.C., Yu, K.L. and Wong, A.O.L. Molecular cloning, tissue distribution and functional studies of goldfish pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide. 8thInternational Symposium of Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America, Program and Abstracts, POS-S41, Aug 14-19, 1999.

Leung, M.Y., Tse, L.Y., Chow, B.K.C., Yu, K.L. and Wong, A.O.L. Catfish-like Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide in the Goldfish : - Molecular Cloning, Tissue Distribution, and Functional Studies. 81st Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, San Diego, CA, USA, June 12-15, 1999.

Li, J.C.H., Chung, S.W., Samy, E.T., Mruk, D., Lee, W.W.M., Silvestrini, B. and Cheng, C.Y. Rat myotubularin (rMTM) is a novel Sertoli cell product in studying cell-cell interactions in the rat testis. 81st Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, San Diego, CA, USA, June 12-15, 1999.

Lim, B.L. Generation of CEF-adapted mutant from a very virulent IBDV strain by reverse genetics: a novel method for development of IBDV vaccine. Fourth Asia Pacific Poultry Health Conference, Melbourne, Australia, Nov 22-26, 1998.

Ma, L., Zhang, Y.Q. and Xu, R.J. Effects of oral insulin-like growth factor-I on intestinal function in neonatal piglets under total parenteral nutrition. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia, 1998, 22: 262.

Ngan, E.S.W., Leung, P.C.K. and Chow, B.K.C. A Constitutive Promoter Locating at -1727 to -1674 was identified in the Human Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Gene. 81st Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, San Diego, CA, USA, June 12-15, 1999.

Samy, E.T., Lee, W.W.M., Silvestrini, B. and Cheng, C.Y. Sertoli cell prostaglandin D synthetase (PGD-S) is a bifunctional molecule: its expression and regulation in vitro. 81st Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, San Diego, CA, USA, June 12-15, 1999.

Sun, M., Hu, Y. and Chen, H. Genome size, copy number of copia-like retrotransposons, and phylogenetic relationships of grain amaranths and their wild relatives. XVI International Botanical Congress 1-7 August, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 1999, Abstract #310.

Sun, M., Wong, K.C. and Zhang, H. Population genetics of Balanophora harlandi, a dioecious, holoparasitic flowering plant. XVI International Botanical Congress 1-7 August, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 1999, Abstract #1941.

Sy, C.C., Lee, W.W.M. and Au, C.L. Control of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in Leydig cells by pro-inflammatory cytokines and angiogenic growth factors. Annual Physiology Meeting, The University of Hong Kong, May 21-22, 1999.

Wang, T. and Xu, R.J. Effects of dietary protein pre-hydrolyzation on intestinal function in neonatal pigs. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia, 1998, 22: 102.

Wong, C.S., Chung, S.W., Zhu, L.J., Lee, W.W.M. and Cheng, C.Y. Interactions of multiple proteins when specialized junctions are formed between Sertoli cells (SC) in vitro. 8th International Symposium on Spermatology, Montreal, Canada, August 17-22, 1998.

Wong, K.M., Xu, H.H., Wang, Y., Shen, X.Z. and Leung, F.C.C. Characterization of Bacteria Low-C0t DNA probes. The 5th International DNA Fingerprinting Conference, Jan 17-22, 1999, P-31.

Wong, Y.P., Chan, W.C., Yong, X. and Lim, B.L. Foot-and-mouth disease virus isolated in Hong Kong: Characterization and Vaccine development. The National Virology Scientific Conference, Hong Kong, August 6-10, 1998.

Xu, R.J. Postnatal adaptation of the gastrointestinal tract in neonatal animals: a possible role of milk-borne growth factors. Book of Abstracts of the 50th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, Wageningen, Wageningen Pers, 1999, 150.

Zhang, H. and Sun, M. Genetic diversity in Acanthus ilicifolius, a cryptoviviparous species in the ground flora of mangroves. XVI International Botanical Congress 1-7 August, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 1999, Abstract # 307.

Ding, H. and Xu, R.J. Application of Near Infrared Spectroscopic Technique in Animal Feed Evaluation. Proceeding of the 3rd National Symposium on Feed Science and Animal Nutrtion, China, 1998, 28.

Shim, S.B., Xu, R.J. and Williams, I.H. Effects of supplementing diets with fructo-oligosaccharides on body weight, mucosal enzyme activities in the small intestine and production of volatile fatty acids in the large intestine of weaned pigs. Proceeding of 8th World Congress on Animal Production, 1998, 126-127.

Wang, T. and Xu, R.J. Effects of hydrolyzed dietary protein on mucosal enzyme activities and histological morphology in piglet intesitne. Proceeding of the 3rd National Symposium on Feed Science and Animal Nutrition, China, 1998, 153-154.

Anderson, D., Andersen, P., Bricelj, M., Chan, D.K.O., Cullen, J., Ho, K.C., Hodgkiss, I.J., Lee, J.H.W., Ni, I.H., Qi, Y., Rensel, J.E., Wong, J.T.Y. and Wu, R.S.S. Study of Red Tide Monitoring and Management in Hong Kong: Inception Report. Agriculture and Fisheries Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 1998, 33pp. plus Annex.