Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/92/2
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

X and Y Fight Club

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 29, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126490

Cholesterol Overload Damages Eggs

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 30, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126730

Switching Sexual Identity

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 31, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126862

Polymer Protects Against Preterm Birth

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 32, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127001


Gamete Biology

Accumulation of Electrophilic Aldehydes During Postovulatory Aging of Mouse Oocytes Causes Reduced Fertility, Oxidative Stress, and Apoptosis

Author: Tessa Lord, Jacinta H. Martin, R. John Aitken
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 33, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122820


Female Reproductive Tract

Constitutive Activation of Transforming Growth Factor Beta Receptor 1 in the Mouse Uterus Impairs Uterine Morphology and Function

Author: Yang Gao, Samantha Duran, John P. Lydon, Francesco J. DeMayo, Robert C. Burghardt …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 34, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125146

Involvement of Hepatocyte Growth Factor-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Human Adenomyosis

Author: Khaleque Newaz Khan, Michio Kitajima, Koichi Hiraki, Akira Fujishita, Masahiro Nakashima …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 35, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124891


Pregnancy

Embryo Mortality in Isg15−/− Mice Is Exacerbated by Environmental Stress

Author: Luiz E. Henkes, James K. Pru, Ryan L. Ashley, Russell V. Anthony, D.N. Rao Veeramachaneni …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 36, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122002


Testis

Processive Pulses of Retinoic Acid Propel Asynchronous and Continuous Murine Sperm Production

Author: Cathryn A. Hogarth, Samuel Arnold, Travis Kent, Debra Mitchell, Nina Isoherranen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 37, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126326

Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) T-786C, 4a4b, and G894T Polymorphisms and Male Infertility: Study for Idiopathic Asthenozoospermia and Meta-Analysis

Author: Pingping Song, Shasha Zou, Tingting Chen, Jianhua Chen, Yanan Wang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 38, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.123240


Pregnancy

Adrenomedullin2 (ADM2)/Intermedin (IMD) in Rat Ovary: Changes in Estrous Cycle and Pregnancy and Its Role in Ovulation and Steroidogenesis

Author: Madhu Chauhan, Meena Balakrishnan, Chellakkan S. Blesson, Chandra Yallampalli
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 39, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.112854


Environment

Conjugated Linoleic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy and Lactation Reduces Maternal High-Fat-Diet-Induced Programming of Early-Onset Puberty and Hyperlipidemia in Female Rat Offspring

Author: Clare M. Reynolds, Stephanie A. Segovia, Xiaohuan D. Zhang, Clint Gray, Mark H. Vickers
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 40, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125047


Male Reproductive Tract

Genome-Wide Loci Linked to Non-Obstructive Azoospermia Susceptibility May Be Independent of Reduced Sperm Production in Males with Normozoospermia

Author: Wenling Tu, Yunqiang Liu, Ying Shen, Yuanlong Yan, Xianding Wang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 41, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125237


Pregnancy

Peroxisome Proliferator Activator Receptor Gamma (PPARG) Regulates Conceptus Elongation in Sheep

Author: Kelsey E. Brooks, Gregory W. Burns, Thomas E. Spencer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 42, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.123877


Female Reproductive Tract

Effect of Vaginal or Systemic Estrogen on Dynamics of Collagen Assembly in the Rat Vaginal Wall

Author: T. Ignacio Montoya, P. Antonio Maldonado, Jesus F. Acevedo, R. Ann Word
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 43, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.118638


Pregnancy

Placental Growth Factor Influences Maternal Cardiovascular Adaptation to Pregnancy in Mice

Author: Kristiina L. Aasa, Bruno Zavan, Rayana L. Luna, Philip G. Wong, Nicole M. Ventura …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 44, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124677


Neuroendocrinology

DS1, a Delta Subunit-Containing GABAA Receptor Agonist, Increases Gonadotropin Subunit Gene Expression in Mouse Pituitary Gonadotrophs

Author: Tselmeg Mijiddorj, Haruhiko Kanasaki, Unurjargal Sukhbaatar, Aki Oride, Satoru Kyo
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 45, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.123893

Elevated Body Weight Gain During the Juvenile Period Alters Neuropeptide Y-Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Circuitry in Prepubertal Heifers

Author: Bruna R.C. Alves, Rodolfo C. Cardoso, Ligia D. Prezotto, Jennifer F. Thorson, Michelle Bedenbaugh …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 46, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124636


Pregnancy

Biological Roles of Interferon Tau (IFNT) and Type I IFN Receptors in Elongation of the Ovine Conceptus

Author: Kelsey Brooks, Thomas E. Spencer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 47, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124156

Site-Specific Increases in Utero- and Fetoplacental Arterial Vascular Resistance in eNOS-Deficient Mice Due to Impaired Arterial Enlargement

Author: Monique Y. Rennie, Anum Rahman, Kathie J. Whiteley, John G. Sled, S. Lee Adamson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 48, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.123968

A Leucine-Rich Diet Modulates the Tumor-Induced Down-Regulation of the MAPK/ERK and PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathways and Maintains the Expression of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway in the Placental Tissue of NMRI Mice

Author: Laís Rosa Viana, Maria Cristina Cintra Gomes-Marcondes
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 49, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.123307


Minireview

Inhibitory SMADs: Potential Regulators of Ovarian Function

Author: Qinglei Li
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 50, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125203


Pregnancy

Uterine Histotroph and Conceptus Development. I. Cooperative Effects of Arginine and Secreted Phosphoprotein 1 on Proliferation of Ovine Trophectoderm Cells via Activation of the PDK1-Akt/PKB-TSC2-MTORC1 Signaling Cascade

Author: Xiaoqiu Wang, Greg A. Johnson, Robert C. Burghardt, Guoyao Wu, Fuller W. Bazer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 51, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125971


Reproductive Technology

Differential Gene Expression in Uterine Endometrium During Implantation in Pigs

Author: Xiao Chen, Aiyun Li, Wencheng Chen, Julong Wei, Jinluan Fu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 52, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.123075


Minireview

Telomerase Activity and Telomere Length in Male Germ Cells

Author: Saffet Ozturk
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 53, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124008


Testis

Transcriptional and Translational Heterogeneity among Neonatal Mouse Spermatogonia

Author: Brian P. Hermann, Kazadi N. Mutoji, Ellen K. Velte, Daijin Ko, Jon M. Oatley …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 54, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125757


Pregnancy

Enhanced Mesenteric Arterial Responsiveness to Angiotensin II Is Androgen Receptor-Dependent in Prenatally Protein-Restricted Adult Female Rat Offspring

Author: Kunju Sathishkumar, Meena P. Balakrishnan, Chandrasekhar Yallampalli
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 55, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126482


Immunology

Neutrophil Recruitment and Activation in Decidua with Intra-Amniotic IL-1beta in the Preterm Rhesus Macaque

Author: Pietro Presicce, Paranthaman Senthamaraikannan, Manuel Alvarez, Cesar M. Rueda, Monica Cappelletti …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, 56, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124420