Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/87/1
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Reproductive Technology

Equine Cloning: In Vitro and In Vivo Development of Aggregated Embryos

Author: Andrés Gambini, Javier Jarazo, Ramiro Olivera, Daniel F. Salamone
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 15, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.098855

Blastomere Removal from Cleavage-Stage Mouse Embryos Alters Steroid Metabolism During Pregnancy

Author: Atsushi Sugawara, Brittany Sato, Elise Bal, Abby C. Collier, Monika A. Ward
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 4, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.097444


Embryo

Induction of Autophagy Promotes Preattachment Development of Bovine Embryos by Reducing Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

Author: Bong-Seok Song, Seung-Bin Yoon, Ji-Su Kim, Bo-Woong Sim, Young-Hyun Kim …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 8, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.097949

Oxygen Regulates Amino Acid Turnover and Carbohydrate Uptake During the Preimplantation Period of Mouse Embryo Development

Author: Petra L. Wale, David K. Gardner
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 24, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100552

Conceptus-Endometrium Crosstalk During Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy in Cattle

Author: Solomon Mamo, Jai P. Mehta, Niamh Forde, Paul McGettigan, Pat Lonergan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 6, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099945


Female Reproductive Tract

Simvastatin Decreases Invasiveness of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells

Author: Anna Sokalska, Amanda Cress, Kaylon L. Bruner-Tran, Kevin G. Osteen, Hugh S. Taylor …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 2, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.098806


Testis

Masculine Epigenetic Sex Marks of the CYP19A1/Aromatase Promoter in Genetically Male Chicken Embryonic Gonads Are Resistant to Estrogen-Induced Phenotypic Sex Conversion

Author: Haley L. Ellis, Keiko Shioda, Noël F. Rosenthal, Kathryn R. Coser, Toshi Shioda
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 23, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099747

Thyroid Hormone Limits Postnatal Sertoli Cell Proliferation In Vivo by Activation of Its Alpha1 Isoform Receptor (TRalpha1) Present in These Cells and by Regulation of Cdk4/JunD/c-myc mRNA Levels in Mice

Author: Betty Fumel, Marie-Justine Guerquin, Gabriel Livera, Christophe Staub, Michèle Magistrini …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 16, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.098418


Gamete Biology

Characterization of Recombinant Murine Binder of Sperm Protein Homolog 1 and Its Role in Capacitation

Author: Geneviève Plante, Isabelle Thérien, Puttaswamy Manjunath
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 20, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.096644

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Accelerates Mouse Oocyte Development In Vivo

Author: Isabelle Demeestere, Agathe K. Streiff, João Suzuki, Shaima Al-Khabouri, Enas Mahrous …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 3, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099929

Zinc Maintains Prophase I Arrest in Mouse Oocytes Through Regulation of the MOS-MAPK Pathway

Author: Betty Y. Kong, Miranda L. Bernhardt, Alison M. Kim, Thomas V. O’Halloran, Teresa K. Woodruff
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 11, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099390


Ovary

Developmental Programming: Impact of Prenatal Testosterone Excess on Ovarian Cell Proliferation and Apoptotic Factors in Sheep

Author: Natalia R. Salvetti, Hugo H. Ortega, Almudena Veiga-Lopez, Vasantha Padmanabhan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 22, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100024

Characterization of Wnt2 Overexpression in a Rat Granulosa Cell Line (DC3): Effects on CTNNB1 Activation

Author: Kenneth W. Finnson, Maria Kontogiannea, Xinfang Li, Riaz Farookhi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 12, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.096396


Pregnancy

Modulation of Fatty Acid Transport and Metabolism by Maternal Obesity in the Human Full-Term Placenta

Author: Evemie Dubé, Ariane Gravel, Coralie Martin, Guillaume Desparois, Issa Moussa …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 14, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.098095

Effect of the Anti-Oxidant Tempol on Fetal Growth in a Mouse Model of Fetal Growth Restriction

Author: Joanna L. Stanley, Irene J. Andersson, Cassandra J. Hirt, Linn Moore, Mark R. Dilworth …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 25, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.096198

Sphingomyelinase Activity in Mother’s Milk Is Essential for Juvenile Development: A Case from Lactating Tsetse Flies

Author: Joshua B. Benoit, Geoffrey M. Attardo, Veronika Michalkova, Peter Takáč, Jana Bohova …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 17, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100008

Prostaglandin E2 Represses Interleukin 1 Beta-Induced Inflammatory Mediator Output from Pregnant Human Myometrial Cells Through the EP2 and EP4 Receptors

Author: Andrea A. Mosher, Kelly J. Rainey, Mark A. Giembycz, Stephen Wood, Donna M. Slater
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 7, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100099


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Plasma Clearance and Half-Life of Prostaglandin F2alpha: A Comparison Between Mares and Heifers

Author: Hemanta K. Shrestha, Mohd A. Beg, Ronald R. Burnette, O.J. Ginther
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 18, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100776

Conceptus-Derived Prostaglandins Regulate Endometrial Function in Sheep

Author: Piotr Dorniak, Fuller W. Bazer, Guoyao Wu, Thomas E. Spencer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 9, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100487


Biosketch

From Hyperkeratosis to Apoptosis: Lessons Learned from 65 Years of Research

Author: William Hansel
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 19, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100305


Minireview

Is the Adult Sertoli Cell Terminally Differentiated?

Author: Gerard A. Tarulli, Peter G. Stanton, Sarah J. Meachem
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 13, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.095091

The Endothelin Axis in Uterine Leiomyomas: New Insights

Author: Zahra Tanfin, Michelle Breuiller-Fouché
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 5, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.097725


Environment

Neonatal Phytoestrogen Exposure Alters Oviduct Mucosal Immune Response to Pregnancy and Affects Preimplantation Embryo Development in the Mouse

Author: Wendy N. Jefferson, Elizabeth Padilla-Banks, Jazma Y. Phelps, Amy M. Cantor, Carmen J. Williams
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 10, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099846


Commentary

Follicular Life, Death, and Perpetuity

Author: Tim D. Braden
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 21, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101659


World of Reproductive Biology

World of Reproductive Biology

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, 1, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101691