Biology of Reproduction
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ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268
World of Reproductive Biology
Protecting Males with Pachytene piRNAs
Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 53, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132266
Mitochondrial DNA, Age, and the “Good” Embryo
Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 54, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132449
Powering Pluripotency
Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 55, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132746
Pregnancy
Antioxidant Supplementation Modulates Age-Related Placental Bed Morphology and Reproductive Outcome in Mice
Author: Elisabete Silva, Ana Isabel Soares, Filipe Costa, José Pedro Castro, Liliana Matos …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 56, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127746
Changes in Ca2+ Signaling and Nitric Oxide Output by Human Umbilical Vein Endothelium in Diabetic and Gestational Diabetic Pregnancies
Author: Heather A. Anaya, Fu-Xian Yi, Derek S. Boeldt, Jennifer Krupp, Mary A. Grummer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 60, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128645
The Expression Pattern of MicroRNAs and the Associated Pathways Involved in the Development of Porcine Placental Folds That Contribute to the Expansion of the Exchange Surface Area
Author: Ruize Liu, Min Wang, Lijie Su, Xiaoping Li, Shuhong Zhao …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 62, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126540
Antenatal Antioxidant Prevents Nicotine-Mediated Hypertensive Response in Rat Adult Offspring
Author: DaLiao Xiao, Xiaohui Huang, Yong Li, Chiranjib Dasgupta, Lei Wang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 66, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132381
A Role of sFlt-1 in Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Human and Mouse Pre-Eclamptic Trophoblasts
Author: Ziyan Jiang, Yanfen Zou, Zhiping Ge, Qing Zuo, Shi Yun Huang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 73, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.126227
Estradiol Elicits Proapoptotic and Antiproliferative Effects in Human Trophoblast Cells
Author: Shivali Patel, Brian Kilburn, Anthony Imudia, D. Randall Armant, Debra F. Skafar
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 74, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129114
Gamete Biology
From Somatic Cells to Oocytes: A Novel Yolk Protein Produced by Ovarian Somatic Cells in a Stony Coral, Euphyllia ancora
Author: Shinya Shikina, Yi-Ling Chiu, Yan-Horn Lee, Ching-Fong Chang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 57, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.129643
Performance of Rodent Spermatozoa Over Time Is Enhanced by Increased ATP Concentrations: The Role of Sperm Competition
Author: Maximiliano Tourmente, Pilar Villar-Moya, María Varea-Sánchez, Juan J. Luque-Larena, Eduardo Rial …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 64, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.127621
Ovary
Developmental Programming: Does Prenatal Steroid Excess Disrupt the Ovarian VEGF System in Sheep?
Author: Hugo Héctor Ortega, Almudena Veiga-Lopez, Shilpa Sreedharan, Melisa María del Luján Velázquez, Natalia Raquel Salvetti …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 58, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131607
Progestin and AdipoQ Receptor 7, Progesterone Membrane Receptor Component 1 (PGRMC1), and PGRMC2 and Their Role in Regulating Progesterone’s Ability to Suppress Human Granulosa/Luteal Cells from Entering into the Cell Cycle
Author: Carolina Sueldo, Xiufang Liu, John J. Peluso
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 63, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131508
LH-Induced Steroidogenesis in the Mouse Ovary, but Not Testis, Requires Matrix Metalloproteinase 2- and 9-Mediated Cleavage of Upregulated EGF Receptor Ligands
Author: Allison Light, Stephen R. Hammes
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 65, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130971
Embryo
The Incidence of DNA Double-Strand Breaks Is Higher in Late-Cleaving and Less Developmentally Competent Porcine Embryos
Author: Rodrigo Camponogara Bohrer, Ana Rita S. Coutinho, Raj Duggavathi, Vilceu Bordignon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 59, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130542
5Alpha-Reduced Steroids Are Major Metabolites in the Early Equine Embryo Proper and Its Membranes
Author: James I. Raeside, Heather L. Christie, Keith J. Betteridge
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 77, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131680
Testis
A Screen for Genomic Disorders of Infertility Identifies MAST2 Duplications Associated with Nonobstructive Azoospermia in Humans
Author: Ni Huang, Yang Wen, Xuejiang Guo, Zheng Li, Juncheng Dai …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 61, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131185
Male Rat Germ Cells Display Age-Dependent and Cell-Specific Susceptibility in Response to Oxidative Stress Challenges
Author: Johanna Selvaratnam, Catriona Paul, Bernard Robaire
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 72, 1-17,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131318
Left-Biased Spermatogenic Failure in 129/SvJ Dnd1Ter/+ Mice Correlates with Differences in Vascular Architecture, Oxygen Availability, and Metabolites
Author: Ximena M. Bustamante-Marin, Matthew S. Cook, Jessica Gooding, Christopher Newgard, Blanche Capel
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 78, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.128850
Minireview
BRCA Mutations, DNA Repair Deficiency, and Ovarian Aging
Author: Kutluk Oktay, Volkan Turan, Shiny Titus, Robert Stobezki, Lin Liu
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 67, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132290
The Family Secrets of Avian Egg-Specific Ovalbumin and Its Related Proteins Y and X
Author: Mylene Da Silva, Stéphane Beauclercq, Grégoire Harichaux, Valérie Labas, Nicolas Guyot …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 71, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130856
Immunology
TLR4 Signaling Is a Major Mediator of the Female Tract Response to Seminal Fluid in Mice
Author: John E. Schjenken, Danielle J. Glynn, David J. Sharkey, Sarah A. Robertson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 68, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.125740
Neuroendocrinology
A Novel Letrozole Model Recapitulates Both the Reproductive and Metabolic Phenotypes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Female Mice
Author: Alexander S. Kauffman, Varykina G. Thackray, Genevieve E. Ryan, Kristen P. Tolson, Christine A. Glidewell-Kenney …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 69, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131631
Kisspeptin Antagonists Reveal Kisspeptin 1 and Kisspeptin 2 Differential Regulation of Reproduction in the Teleost, Morone saxatilis
Author: Nilli Zmora, John David Stubblefield, Ten-Tsao Wong, Berta Levavi-Sivan, Robert Peter Millar …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 76, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.131870
Male Reproductive Tract
Reduced Fertility and Altered Epididymal and Sperm Integrity in Mice Lacking ADAM7
Author: Heejin Choi, Cecil Han, Sora Jin, Jun Tae Kwon, Jihye Kim …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 70, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.130252
Female Reproductive Tract
Pregnancy Hyperglycemia in Prolactin Receptor Mutant, but Not Prolactin Mutant, Mice and Feeding-Responsive Regulation of Placental Lactogen Genes Implies Placental Control of Maternal Glucose Homeostasis
Author: Saara M. Rawn, Carol Huang, Martha Hughes, Rustem Shaykhutdinov, Hans J. Vogel …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 93, Issue 3, 1 September 2015, 75, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.115.132431