Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/81/6
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Minireview

Defining Postpartum Uterine Disease and the Mechanisms of Infection and Immunity in the Female Reproductive Tract in Cattle

Author: I. Martin Sheldon, James Cronin, Leopold Goetze, Gaetano Donofrio, Hans-Joachim Schuberth
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1025–1032,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.077370


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Noninvasive Monitoring of Reproductive Activity Based on Fecal Progestagen Profiles and Sexual Behavior in Koalas, Phascolarctos cinereus

Author: Satoshi Kusuda, Hisashi Hashikawa, Masato Takeda, Kazuhito Takeda, Hideki Ito …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1033–1040,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076950


Gamete Biology

Amino Acid Transport Mechanisms in Mouse Oocytes During Growth and Meiotic Maturation

Author: Amélie M.D. Pelland, Hannah E. Corbett, Jay M. Baltz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1041–1054,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079046

The Effect of Linolenic Acid on Bovine Oocyte Maturation and Development

Author: Waleed F. Marei, D. Claire Wathes, Ali A. Fouladi-Nashta
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1064–1072,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076851

Differential Effects of Follistatin on Nonhuman Primate Oocyte Maturation and Pre-Implantation Embryo Development In Vitro

Author: Catherine A. VandeVoort, Namdori R. Mtango, Young S. Lee, George W. Smith, Keith E. Latham
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1139–1146,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.077198

Aging Alters Histone H4 Acetylation and CDC2A in Mouse Germinal Vesicle Stage Oocytes

Author: Iris Manosalva, Aitor González
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1164–1171,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.078386


Reproductive Technology

Development of Spermatogonial Cell Transplantation in Nibe Croaker, Nibea mitsukurii (Perciformes, Sciaenidae)

Author: Yutaka Takeuchi, Kentaro Higuchi, Takashi Yatabe, Misako Miwa, Goro Yoshizaki
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1055–1063,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.077701

wnt4 Is Associated with the Development of Ovarian Tissue in the Protandrous Black Porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegeli

Author: Guan-Chung Wu, Ching-Fong Chang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1073–1082,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.077362

Effect of Cryopreservation on Nitric Oxide Production by Stallion Spermatozoa

Author: C. Ortega Ferrusola, L. González Fernández, B. Macías García, C. Salazar-Sandoval, A. Morillo Rodríguez …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1106–1111,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.078220

Male Germline and Embryonic Stem Cell Lines from NOD Mice: Efficient Derivation of GS Cells from a Nonpermissive Strain for ES Cell Derivation

Author: Hiroshi Ohta, Yasuhide Ohinata, Masahito Ikawa, Yuka Morioka, Yuko Sakaide …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1147–1153,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079368

Production of Germline Transgenic Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster) Using Lentiviral Vectors

Author: Zoe R. Donaldson, Shang-Hsun Yang, Anthony W.S. Chan, Larry J. Young
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1189–1195,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.077529


Testis

Organotypic Cultures of Prepubertal Mouse Testes: A Method to Study Androgen Action in Sertoli Cells while Preserving their Natural Environment

Author: Karel De Gendt, Chris McKinnell, Ariane Willems, Philippa T.K. Saunders, Richard M. Sharpe …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1083–1092,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.078360

Rat hd Mutation Reveals an Essential Role of Centrobin in Spermatid Head Shaping and Assembly of the Head-Tail Coupling Apparatus

Author: František Liška, Claudia Gosele, Eugene Rivkin, Laura Tres, M. Cristina Cardoso …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1196–1205,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.078980


Neuroendocrinology

Androgen Receptor Antagonism and an Insulin Sensitizer Block the Advancement of Vaginal Opening by High-Fat Diet in Mice

Author: Diana S. Brill, Suzanne M. Moenter
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1093–1098,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079301

Effects of Atrazine and Its Withdrawal on Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuroendocrine Function in the Adult Female Wistar Rat

Author: Chad D. Foradori, Laura R. Hinds, William H. Hanneman, Robert J. Handa
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1099–1105,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.077453

Social Subordination and Polymorphisms in the Gene Encoding the Serotonin Transporter Enhance Estradiol Inhibition of Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Female Rhesus Monkeys

Author: Vasiliki Michopoulos, Sarah L. Berga, Jay R. Kaplan, Mark E. Wilson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1154–1163,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079038

Regulation of Lhb and Egr1 Gene Expression by GNRH Pulses in Rat Pituitaries Is Both c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase (JNK)- and Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase (ERK)-Dependent

Author: Laura L. Burger, Daniel J. Haisenleder, Kevin W. Aylor, John C. Marshall
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1206–1215,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079426

Significance of Neonatal Testicular Sex Steroids to Defeminize Anteroventral Periventricular Kisspeptin Neurons and the GnRH/LH Surge System in Male Rats

Author: Tamami Homma, Mototsugu Sakakibara, Shunji Yamada, Mika Kinoshita, Kinuyo Iwata …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1216–1225,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.078311


Pregnancy

The Involvement of Proline-Rich 15 in Early Conceptus Development in Sheep

Author: Scott H. Purcell, Jeremy D. Cantlon, Casey D. Wright, Luiz E. Henkes, George E. Seidel, Jr. …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1112–1121,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076190

Restoration of On-Time Embryo Implantation Corrects the Timing of Parturition in Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Group IVA Deficient Mice

Author: Naoko Brown, Jason D. Morrow, James C. Slaughter, Bibhash C. Paria, Jeff Reese
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1131–1138,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079061

Expression of Endometrial Protein Kinase A During Early Pregnancy in Bonnet Monkeys (Macaca radiata)

Author: Gracy Xavier Rosario, Rajendra R. Katkam, Shruti Nimbkar-Joshi, Deepak N. Modi, Dhananjay D. Manjramkar …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1172–1181,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.077339

Preterm and Term Cervical Ripening in CD1 Mice (Mus musculus): Similar or Divergent Molecular Mechanisms?

Author: Juan M. Gonzalez, Hua Xu, Jinghua Chai, Ella Ofori, Michal A. Elovitz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1226–1232,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.075309


Female Reproductive Tract

Dynamic Expression of Calcium-Regulatory Molecules, TRPV6 and S100G, in the Uterine Endometrium During Pregnancy in Pigs

Author: Yohan Choi, Heewon Seo, Mingoo Kim, Hakhyun Ka
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1122–1130,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076703

Expression of Human MUC1 During Early Pregnancy in the Human MUC1 Transgenic Mouse Model

Author: Neeraja Dharmaraj, Sandra J. Gendler, Daniel D. Carson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2009, Pages 1182–1188,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079418