Biology of Reproduction
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EISSN 1529-7268
World of Reproductive Biology
Human Primordial Germ Cells in a Dish
Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 83, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.127993
Pre-eclampsia Protectors and Promoters
Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 84, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128223
Endometriosis Takes a Hit
Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 85, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128496
Estrogens Addle Male Meiotic Cells
Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 86, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128702
Minireview
Identifying the Biological Basis of GWAS Hits for Endometriosis
Author: Jenny N. Fung, Peter A.W. Rogers, Grant W. Montgomery
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 87, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126458
Emerging Methods to Generate Artificial Germ Cells from Stem Cells
Author: Fanhui Zeng, Fajun Huang, Jingjing Guo, Xingchang Hu, Changbai Liu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 89, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124800
Mechanisms of Hormone Action
Developmental Programming by Androgen Affects the Circadian Timing System in Female Mice
Author: Amanda L. Mereness, Zachary C. Murphy, Michael T. Sellix
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 88, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126409
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Type II (GnRH-II) Agonist Regulates the Motility of Human Decidual Endometrial Stromal Cells: Possible Effect on Embryo Implantation and Pregnancy
Author: Hsien-Ming Wu, Hong-Yuan Huang, Chyi-Long Lee, Yung-Kuei Soong, Peter C.K. Leung …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 98, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127324
Single-Molecule Analyses of Fully Functional Fluorescent Protein-Tagged Follitropin Receptor Reveal Homodimerization and Specific Heterodimerization with Lutropin Receptor
Author: Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz, Katharine Herrick-Davis, Margarida Barroso, Alfredo Ulloa-Aguirre, Barbara Lindau-Shepard …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 100, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125781
Reproductive Technology
Cysteine Analogs with a Free Thiol Group Promote Fertilization by Reducing Disulfide Bonds in the Zona Pellucida of Mice
Author: Toru Takeo, Yuka Horikoshi, Satohiro Nakao, Kazuhito Sakoh, Yuta Ishizuka …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 90, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125443
Actin Depolymerization Is Associated with Meiotic Acceleration in Cycloheximide-Treated Ovine Oocytes
Author: Sergio D. German, Joon-Hee Lee, Keith H. Campbell, Dylan Sweetman, Ramiro Alberio
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 103, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122341
Female Reproductive Tract
Conditional Deletion of the Relaxin Receptor Gene in Cells of Smooth Muscle Lineage Affects Lower Reproductive Tract in Pregnant Mice
Author: Elena M. Kaftanovskaya, Zaohua Huang, Carolina Lopez, Kirk Conrad, Alexander I. Agoulnik
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 91, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127209
Deletion of Mylk1 in Oocytes Causes Delayed Morula-to-Blastocyst Transition and Reduced Fertility Without Affecting Folliculogenesis and Oocyte Maturation in Mice
Author: Qiu-Xia Liang, Qing-Hua Zhang, Shu-Tao Qi, Zhong-Wei Wang, Meng-Wen Hu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 97, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122127
Endometrial CRISP3 Is Regulated Throughout the Mouse Estrous and Human Menstrual Cycle and Facilitates Adhesion and Proliferation of Endometrial Epithelial Cells
Author: Jemma Evans, Rebecca D’Sylva, Marianna Volpert, Duangporn Jamsai, Donna Jo Merriner …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 99, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127480
A Novel Class of Interstitial Cells in the Mouse and Monkey Female Reproductive Tracts
Author: Lauren E. Peri, Byoung H. Koh, Grace K. Ward, Yulia Bayguinov, Sung Jin Hwang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 102, 1-17,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124388
Proteomics of the Human Endometrial Glandular Epithelium and Stroma from the Proliferative and Secretory Phases of the Menstrual Cycle
Author: Brian L. Hood, Baoquan Liu, Addie Alkhas, Yutaka Shoji, Rusheeswar Challa …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 106, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127217
Integrin Beta 8 (ITGB8) Regulates Embryo Implantation Potentially via Controlling the Activity of TGF-B1 in Mice
Author: Vijay Kumar, Vineet Kumar Maurya, Anubha Joshi, Syed Musthapa Meeran, Rajesh Kumar Jha
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 109, 1-17,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122838
Gamete Biology
Sperm Protamine-Status Correlates to the Fertility of Breeding Bulls
Author: Sule Dogan, Peter Vargovic, Rodrigo Oliveira, Lauren E. Belser, Abdullah Kaya …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 92, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124255
PLK4 Is Essential for Meiotic Resumption in Mouse Oocytes
Author: Yi-Bo Luo, Nam-Hyung Kim
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 101, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124065
Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 5 (Prmt5) Is Required for Germ Cell Survival During Mouse Embryonic Development
Author: Yanbo Wang, Qiuling Li, Chunyi Liu, Feng Han, Min Chen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 104, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127308
RBBP4 Regulates Histone Deacetylation and Bipolar Spindle Assembly During Oocyte Maturation in the Mouse
Author: Ahmed Z. Balboula, Paula Stein, Richard M. Schultz, Karen Schindler
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 105, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128298
Defining the Mechanisms by Which the Reactive Oxygen Species By-Product, 4-Hydroxynonenal, Affects Human Sperm Cell Function
Author: Mark A. Baker, Anita Weinberg, Louise Hetherington, Ana-Izabel Villaverde, Tony Velkov …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 108, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126680
Testis
Porcine Sertoli Cell Proliferation after Androgen Receptor Inactivation
Author: Erin Legacki, Alan J. Conley, Barbara Jean Nitta-Oda, Trish Berger
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 93, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125716
Comparative Analysis of Testis Transcriptomes from Triploid and Fertile Diploid Cyprinid Fish
Author: Kang Xu, Ming Wen, Wei Duan, Li Ren, Fangzhou Hu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 95, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125609
Claudin 11 Inter-Sertoli Tight Junctions in the Testis of the Korean Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus maackii)
Author: Chan Jin Park, Cheol Min Ha, Jae Eun Lee, Myung Chan Gye
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 96, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.117804
Immunology
Equine Sperm-Neutrophil Binding
Author: Abdorrahman S. Alghamdi, Scott Madill, Douglas N. Foster, Mats H.T. Troedsson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 94, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122655
Pregnancy
Activation of the Transcription Factor Nuclear Factor-Kappa B in Uterine Luminal Epithelial Cells by Interleukin 1 Beta 2: A Novel Interleukin 1 Expressed by the Elongating Pig Conceptus
Author: Daniel J. Mathew, Emily M. Newsom, Jennifer M. Guyton, Christopher K. Tuggle, Rodney D. Geisert …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 107, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126128
Early Life Exposure to Undernutrition Induces ER Stress, Apoptosis, and Reduced Vascularization in Ovaries of Adult Rat Offspring
Author: Kaitlyn A. Chan, Angelica B. Bernal, Mark H. Vickers, Wajiha Gohir, Jim J. Petrik …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 92, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, 110, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124149