Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/93/6
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

Keeping the Cycles in Sync

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 125, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.135210

Adaptive Immunity Regulates Mammary Gland Development

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 126, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.135392

Brain Circuit Compels Maternal Behavior Through Oxytocin

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 127, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.135525

Superfamily Supports Pregnancy

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 128, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.135756

Protocol for Placental Precursors

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 129, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.135913


Gamete Biology

Progesterone Accelerates the Completion of Sperm Capacitation and Activates CatSper Channel in Spermatozoa from the Rhesus Macaque

Author: Shiho Sumigama, Steven Mansell, Melissa Miller, Polina V. Lishko, Gary N. Cherr …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 130, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129783

Bisphenol A and Related Alkylphenols Exert Nongenomic Estrogenic Actions Through a G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor 1 (Gper)/Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (Egfr) Pathway to Inhibit Meiotic Maturation of Zebrafish Oocytes

Author: Amanda C. Fitzgerald, Candace Peyton, Jing Dong, Peter Thomas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 135, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132316

Disrupting Cyclin Dependent Kinase 1 in Spermatocytes Causes Late Meiotic Arrest and Infertility in Mice

Author: Tracy M. Clement, Amy L. Inselman, Eugenia H. Goulding, William D. Willis, Edward M. Eddy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 137, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.134940

DICER Regulates the Formation and Maintenance of Cell-Cell Junctions in the Mouse Seminiferous Epithelium

Author: Hanna Maria Korhonen, Ram Prakash Yadav, Matteo Da Ros, Frédéric Chalmel, Céline Zimmermann …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 139, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131938

Lipid Biochemical and Biophysical Changes in Rat Spermatozoa During Isolation and Functional Activation In Vitro

Author: Gerardo M. Oresti, Daniel A. Peñalva, Jessica M. Luquez, Silvia S. Antollini, Marta I. Aveldaño
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 140, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131201


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

The Extracellular Calcium-Sensing Receptor (CASR) Regulates Gonadotropins-Induced Meiotic Maturation of Porcine Oocytes

Author: Cong Liu, Guo-Quan Wu, Xiang-Wei Fu, Xian-Hong Mo, Li-Hong Zhao …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 131, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128579


Embryo

Signal Inhibition Reveals JAK/STAT3 Pathway as Critical for Bovine Inner Cell Mass Development

Author: Fanli Meng, Blaise Forrester-Gauntlett, Pavla Turner, Harold Henderson, Björn Oback
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 132, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.134254

Anti-Müllerian Hormone Is Required for Chicken Embryonic Urogenital System Growth but Not Sexual Differentiation

Author: Luke S. Lambeth, Katie Ayers, Andrew D. Cutting, Timothy J. Doran, Andrew H. Sinclair …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 138, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131664


Ovary

GATA4 and GATA6 Knockdown During Luteinization Inhibits Progesterone Production and Gonadotropin Responsiveness in the Corpus Luteum of Female Mice

Author: Scott M. Convissar, Jill Bennett, Sarah C. Baumgarten, John P. Lydon, Francesco J. DeMayo …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 133, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132969


Pregnancy

Pregnancy Increases Relaxation in Human Omental Arteries to the CGRP Family of Peptides

Author: Yuanlin Dong, Ancizar Betancourt, Madhu Chauhan, Meena Balakrishnan, Fernando Lugo …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 134, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.135665

Adrenomedullin 2 (ADM2) Regulates Mucin 1 at the Maternal-Fetal Interface in Human Pregnancy

Author: Madhu Chauhan, Meena Balakrishnan, Rexanna Chan, Chandrasekhar Yallampalli
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 136, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.134296

Onset and Regression of Pregnancy-Induced Cardiac Alterations in Gestationally Hypertensive Mice: The Role of the Natriuretic Peptide System

Author: Nicole M. Ventura, Terry Y. Li, M. Yat Tse, R. David Andrew, Chandrakant Tayade …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 142, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132696

Rho GDIalpha Modulates Rabbit Trophoblast Stem Cell Survival and Migration

Author: Jinjuan Zhang, Tianjie Li, Weizhi Ji, Yang Yu, Tao Tan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 144, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132019

Temporal Release, Paracrine and Endocrine Actions of Ovine Conceptus-Derived Interferon-Tau During Early Pregnancy

Author: Jared J. Romero, Alfredo Q. Antoniazzi, Terry M. Nett, Ryan L. Ashley, Brett T. Webb …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 146, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132860


Testis

Sry-Independent Overexpression of Sox9 Supports Spermatogenesis and Fertility in the Mouse

Author: Egle A. Ortega, Victor A. Ruthig, Monika A. Ward
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 141, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.135400


Reproductive Technology

Depletion of Intracellular Thiols and Increased Production of 4-Hydroxynonenal that Occur During Cryopreservation of Stallion Spermatozoa Lead to Caspase Activation, Loss of Motility, and Cell Death

Author: Patricia MartinMuñoz, Cristina Ortega Ferrusola, Guillermo Vizuete, Maria Plaza Dávila, Heriberto Rodriguez Martinez …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 143, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132878


Minireview

Environmentally Induced Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance of Reproductive Disease

Author: Eric E. Nilsson, Michael K. Skinner
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 145, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.134817


Environment

Effects of High-Butterfat Diet on Embryo Implantation in Female Rats Exposed to Bisphenol A

Author: Alan M. Martinez, Ana Cheong, Jun Ying, Jingchuan Xue, Kurunthachalam Kannan …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 6, 1 December 2015, 147, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131433