Biology of Reproduction
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EISSN 1529-7268
Ovary
Gonad Differentiation in Zebrafish Is Regulated by the Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway
Author: Rajini Sreenivasan, Junhui Jiang, Xingang Wang, Richárd Bártfai, Hsiao Yuen Kwan …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 45, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.110874
Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the LEPR Gene Are Associated with Divergent Phenotypes for Age at Onset of Puberty in Davisdale Ewes
Author: Avijit Haldar, Michelle C. French, Rudiger Brauning, Sara J. Edwards, Anne R. O’Connell …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 33, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.115923
Comparison of Effects of Different Statins on Growth and Steroidogenesis of Rat Ovarian Theca-Interstitial Cells
Author: Anna Sokalska, Scott D. Stanley, Jesus A. Villanueva, Israel Ortega, Antoni J. Duleba
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 44, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.114843
Gamete Biology
Rho-GTPase Effector ROCK Phosphorylates Cofilin in Actin-Meditated Cytokinesis During Mouse Oocyte Meiosis
Author: Xing Duan, Jun Liu, Xiao-Xin Dai, Hong-Lin Liu, Xiang-Shun Cui …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 37, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113522
The Calcium/CaMKKalpha/beta and the cAMP/PKA Pathways Are Essential Upstream Regulators of AMPK Activity in Boar Spermatozoa
Author: Ana Hurtado de Llera, David Martin-Hidalgo, Maria Cruz Gil, Luis J. Garcia-Marin, Maria Julia Bragado
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 29, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.112797
Testis
Toll-Like Receptor 11-Initiated Innate Immune Response in Male Mouse Germ Cells
Author: Qiaoyuan Chen, Weiwei Zhu, Zhenghui Liu, Keqin Yan, Shutao Zhao …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 38, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.114421
Spermatogenic Cycle Length and Sperm Production in the Freshwater Turtle Kinosternon scorpioides
Author: Alana Lislea Sousa, Paulo Henrique Almeida Campos-Junior, Guilherme Mattos Jardim Costa, Luiz Renato de França
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 35, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.112391
A-Single Spermatogonia Heterogeneity and Cell Cycles Synchronize with Rat Seminiferous Epithelium Stages VIII–IX
Author: Shadaan N. Abid, Timothy E. Richardson, Heather M. Powell, Priscilla Jaichander, Jaideep Chaudhary …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 32, 1-15,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113555
GATA4 Autoregulates Its Own Expression in Mouse Gonadal Cells via Its Distal 1b Promoter
Author: Séverine Mazaud-Guittot, Bruno Prud’homme, Marie France Bouchard, Francis Bergeron, Caroline Daems …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 25, 1-15,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113290
Toxicology
Testicular Development in Male Rats Is Sensitive to a Soy-Based Diet in the Neonatal Period
Author: India D. Napier, Liz Simon, Devin Perry, Paul S. Cooke, Douglas M. Stocco …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 40, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113787
In Vivo Chronic and In Vitro Acute Effects of Di(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate on Pseudopregnant Rabbit Corpora Lutea: Possible Involvement of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma
Author: Francesco Parillo, Margherita Maranesi, Gabriele Brecchia, Anna Gobbetti, Cristiano Boiti …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 41, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109223
Female Reproductive Tract
The Fatty Acid Beta-Oxidation Pathway Is Important for Decidualization of Endometrial Stromal Cells in Both Humans and Mice
Author: Jui-He Tsai, Maggie M.-Y. Chi, Maureen B. Schulte, Kelle H. Moley
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 34, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113217
Intersex Gonad Differentiation in Cultured Russian (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) and Siberian (Acipenser baerii) Sturgeon
Author: Malgorzata Rzepkowska, Teresa Ostaszewska, Monika Gibala, Marek Lukasz Roszko
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 31, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.112813
The Naturally Occurring Luteinizing Hormone Surge Is Diminished in Mice Lacking Estrogen Receptor Beta in the Ovary
Author: Friederike L. Jayes, Katherine A. Burns, Karina F. Rodriguez, Grace E. Kissling, Kenneth S. Korach
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 24, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113316
Embryo
Functional Characterization of SOX2 in Bovine Preimplantation Embryos
Author: Marcelo D. Goissis, Jose B. Cibelli
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 30, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.111526
In Vitro Culture Increases the Frequency of Stochastic Epigenetic Errors at Imprinted Genes in Placental Tissues from Mouse Concepti Produced Through Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Author: Eric de Waal, Winifred Mak, Sondra Calhoun, Paula Stein, Teri Ord …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 22, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.114785
World of Reproductive Biology
World of Reproductive Biology
Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 21, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.116301
Pregnancy
Ureaplasma parvum Undergoes Selection In Utero Resulting in Genetically Diverse Isolates Colonizing the Chorioamnion of Fetal Sheep
Author: Samantha J. Dando, Ilias Nitsos, Graeme R. Polglase, John P. Newnham, Alan H. Jobe …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 27, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.113456
Maternal and Fetoplacental Hypoxia Do Not Alter Circulating Angiogenic Growth Effectors During Human Pregnancy
Author: Stacy Zamudio, Marcus Borges, Lourdes Echalar, Olga Kovalenko, Enrique Vargas …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 42, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.115592
Neuroendocrinology
Hypothalamic Distribution, Adenohypophyseal Receptor Expression, and Ligand Functionality of RFamide-Related Peptide 3 in the Mare During the Breeding and Nonbreeding Seasons
Author: Jennifer F. Thorson, Ligia D. Prezotto, Rodolfo C. Cardoso, Sarah M. Sharpton, John F. Edwards …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 28, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.112185
Acute Injection and Chronic Perfusion of Kisspeptin Elicit Gonadotropins Release but Fail to Trigger Ovulation in the Mare
Author: Caroline Decourt, Alain Caraty, Christine Briant, Daniel Guillaume, Didier Lomet …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 36, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.114157
Immunology
Human Fetal Membranes Generate Distinct Cytokine Profiles in Response to Bacterial Toll-Like Receptor and Nod-Like Receptor Agonists
Author: Mai Hoang, Julie A. Potter, Stefan M. Gysler, Christina S. Han, Seth Guller …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 39, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.115428
Environment
Adult Glucocorticoid Exposure Leads to Transcriptional and DNA Methylation Changes in Nuclear Steroid Receptors in the Hippocampus and Kidney of Mouse Male Offspring
Author: Sophie Petropoulos, Stephen G. Matthews, Moshe Szyf
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 43, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.115899
Reproductive Technology
Peri-Implantation Hormonal Milieu: Elucidating Mechanisms of Abnormal Placentation and Fetal Growth
Author: Monica A. Mainigi, Devvora Olalere, Irina Burd, Carmen Sapienza, Marisa Bartolomei …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 26, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.110411
Male Reproductive Tract
P2X1 Receptors Localized in Lipid Rafts Mediate ATP Motor Responses in the Human Vas Deferens Longitudinal Muscles
Author: María Verónica Donoso, Andrés Norambuena, Camilo Navarrete, Inés Poblete, Alfredo Velasco …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 90, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, 23, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109660