Biology of Reproduction
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ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268
Male Reproductive Tract
Replication Study and Meta-Analysis of Human Nonobstructive Azoospermia in Japanese Populations
Author: Youichi Sato, Timothy Jinam, Teruaki Iwamoto, Aiko Yamauchi, Issei Imoto …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 87, 1-4,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106377
Y Chromosome Haplogroup D2* Lineage Is Associated with Azoospermia in Japanese Males
Author: Youichi Sato, Toshikatsu Shinka, Teruaki Iwamoto, Aiko Yamauchi, Yutaka Nakahori
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 107, 1-5,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105718
Identification of Live Germ-Cell Desquamation as a Major Mechanism of Seasonal Testis Regression in Mammals: A Study in the Iberian Mole (Talpa occidentalis)
Author: Rajesh K. Dadhich, Francisco J. Barrionuevo, Francisca M. Real, Darío G. Lupiañez, Esperanza Ortega …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 101, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106708
Testis
Aging and Luteinizing Hormone Effects on Reactive Oxygen Species Production and DNA Damage in Rat Leydig Cells
Author: Matthew C. Beattie, Haolin Chen, Jinjiang Fan, Vassilios Papadopoulos, Paul Miller …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 100, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107052
Disruption of a Spermatogenic Cell-Specific Mouse Enolase 4 (Eno4) Gene Causes Sperm Structural Defects and Male Infertility
Author: Noriko Nakamura, Qunsheng Dai, Jason Williams, Eugenia H. Goulding, William D. Willis …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 90, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107128
Testosterone Levels Influence Mouse Fetal Leydig Cell Progenitors Through Notch Signaling
Author: Tony DeFalco, Anirudh Saraswathula, Anaïs Briot, M. Luisa Iruela-Arispe, Blanche Capel
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 91, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106138
Gamete Biology
Gonadal Expression of Foxo1, but Not Foxo3, Is Conserved in Diverse Mammalian Species
Author: Edward D. Tarnawa, Michael D. Baker, Gina M. Aloisio, Bruce R. Carr, Diego H. Castrillon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 103, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105791
A-Kinase Anchor Protein 1 (AKAP1) Regulates cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase (PKA) Localization and Is Involved in Meiotic Maturation of Porcine Oocytes
Author: Takanori Nishimura, Koji Sugiura, Kunihiko Naito
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 85, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106351
Human Lactate Dehydrogenase A (LDHA) Rescues Mouse Ldhc-Null Sperm Function
Author: Huanghui Tang, Chongwen Duan, Reiner Bleher, Erwin Goldberg
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 96, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107011
Glycolysis and Mitochondrial Respiration in Mouse LDHC-Null Sperm
Author: Fanny Odet, Scott Gabel, Robert E. London, Erwin Goldberg, Edward M. Eddy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 95, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108530
Two Functional Forms of ACRBP/sp32 Are Produced by Pre-mRNA Alternative Splicing in the Mouse
Author: Yoshinori Kanemori, Jin-Hyeob Ryu, Mai Sudo, Yasushi Niida-Araida, Kunihiko Kodaira …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 105, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107425
Immunology
Lipopolysaccharide Reduces the Primordial Follicle Pool in the Bovine Ovarian Cortex Ex Vivo and in the Murine Ovary In Vivo
Author: John J. Bromfield, I. Martin Sheldon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 98, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106914
Pregnancy
Maternal Undernutrition in Cows Impairs Ovarian and Cardiovascular Systems in Their Offspring
Author: Francesca Mossa, Fiona Carter, Siobhan W. Walsh, David A. Kenny, George W. Smith …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 92, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107235
Deep Sequencing of the Porcine Endometrial Transcriptome on Day 14 of Pregnancy
Author: Anastazia Samborski, Alexander Graf, Stefan Krebs, Barbara Kessler, Stefan Bauersachs
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 84, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.107870
Commentary
The Glands Have It
Author: Ann E. Sutherland
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 94, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108944
Baby Brother Acrosin-Binding Protein (ACRBP) Says, “Look at Me Now!”
Author: James A. Foster
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 106, 1-3,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109413
World of Reproductive Biology
World of Reproductive Biology
Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 82, 1-3,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108324
Neuroendocrinology
Sexual Dimorphism of Steroidogenesis Regulated by GnIH in the Goldfish, Carassius auratus
Author: Xin Qi, Wenyi Zhou, Danqi Lu, Qingqing Wang, Huixian Zhang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 89, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105114
Reproductive Technology
l-Carnitine Supplementation During Vitrification of Mouse Oocytes at the Germinal Vesicle Stage Improves Preimplantation Development Following Maturation and Fertilization In Vitro
Author: Adel R. Moawad, Seang Lin Tan, Baozeng Xu, Hai Ying Chen, Teruko Taketo
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 104, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107433
The Effect of Parachlorophenylalanine and Active Immunization Against Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide on Reproductive Activities of Broiler Breeder Hens Photostimulated with Green Light
Author: Nader Mobarkey, Natalie Avital, Rachel Heiblum, Israel Rozenboim
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 83, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.103697
Toxicology
Chitosan Nanoparticles Cause Pre- and Postimplantation Embryo Complications in Mice
Author: Mi-Ryung Park, Sangiliyandi Gurunathan, Yun-Jung Choi, Deug-Nam Kwon, Jae-Woong Han …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 88, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107532
Embryo
Determination of Allelic Expression of H19 in Pre- and Peri-Implantation Mouse Embryos
Author: Verónica M. Negrón-Pérez, Franklin D. Echevarría, Sarah R. Huffman, Rocío Melissa Rivera
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 97, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105882
Environment
Semen Parameters Can Be Predicted from Environmental Factors and Lifestyle Using Artificial Intelligence Methods
Author: Jose L. Girela, David Gil, Magnus Johnsson, María José Gomez-Torres, Joaquín De Juan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 99, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.104653
Ovary
GDF9 Modulates the Reproductive and Tumor Phenotype of Female Inha-Null Mice
Author: Michelle Myers, Nadera Mansouri-Attia, Rebecca James, Jia Peng, Stephanie A. Pangas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 86, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.104125
Origin and Evolution of Yolk Proteins: Expansion and Functional Diversification of Large Lipid Transfer Protein Superfamily
Author: Long Tao Wu, Jerome H.L. Hui, Ka Hou Chu
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 102, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.104752
Female Reproductive Tract
Endometrial Glands Are Essential for Blastocyst Implantation and Decidualization in the Mouse Uterus
Author: Justyna Filant, Thomas E. Spencer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 93, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.107631
Minireview
The Paternal Age Effect: A Multifaceted Phenomenon
Author: Jamila R. Momand, Guogang Xu, Christi A. Walter
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 108, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.103440