Biology of Reproduction
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ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268
Environment/Toxicology
Human Endogenous Retroviral Sequences: Possible Roles in Reproductive Physiopathology
Author: Domenica Taruscio, Alberto Mantovani
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 713–724,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.713
Rat Epididymal Sperm Quantity, Quality, and Transit Time after Guanethidine-Induced Sympathectomy
Author: Wilma De G. Kempinas, Juan D. Suarez, Naomi L. Roberts, Lillian Strader, Janet Ferrell …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 890–896,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.890
Fertility of Rat Epididymal Sperm after Chemically and Surgically Induced Sympathectomy
Author: Wilma De G. Kempinas, Juan D. Suarez, Naomi L. Roberts, Lillian F. Strader, Janet Ferrell …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 897–904,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.897
Male Reproductive Tract
Developmental Expression of the Androgen Receptor during Virilization of the Urogenital System of a Marsupial
Author: Christopher M. Butler, Jenny L. Harry, Janine E. Deakin, Desmond W. Cooper, Marilyn B. Renfree
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 725–732,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.725
Antioxidant Systems in Rat Epididymal Spermatozoa
Author: Federica Tramer, Francesca Rocco, Fulvio Micali, Gabriella Sandri, Enrico Panfili
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 753–758,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.753
Major Proteins of Bovine Seminal Plasma and High-Density Lipoprotein Induce Cholesterol Efflux from Epididymal Sperm
Author: I. Thérien, R. Moreau, P. Manjunath
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 768–776,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.768
Rat Prostaglandin D2 Synthetase: Its Tissue Distribution, Changes during Maturation, and Regulation in the Testis and Epididymis
Author: Claudio Sorrentino, Bruno Silvestrini, Laura Braghiroli, Sanny S.W. Chung, Sabrina Giacomelli …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 843–853,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.843
Gamete Biology
Progesterone-Induced Acrosome Reaction in Stallion Spermatozoa Is Mediated by a Plasma Membrane Progesterone Receptor
Author: Feng-Pang Cheng, Barend M. Gadella, Wim F. Voorhout, Alireza Fazeli, Mart M. Bevers …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 733–742,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.733
Growth Factors and Components for Extracellular Proteolysis Are Differentially Expressed during In Vitro Maturation of Bovine Cumulus-Oocyte Complexes
Author: Bettina Bieser, Miodrag Stojkovic, Eckhard Wolf, Heinrich Meyer, Ralf Einspanier
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 801–806,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.801
Embryo/Pregnancy
Large-Format, Two-Dimensional Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis of Ovine Periimplantation Uterine Luminal Fluid Proteins: Identification of Aldose Reductase, Cytoplasmic Actin, and Transferrin as Conceptus-Synthesized Proteins
Author: Rita S.F. Lee, Thomas T. Wheeler, A. James Peterson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 743–752,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.743
Effects of the Estrous Cycle and Early Pregnancy on Uterine Expression of Mx Protein in Sheep (Ovis aries)
Author: Troy L. Ott, Jianyun Yin, Anne A. Wiley, Hun-Taek Kim, Behzad Gerami-Naini …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 784–794,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.784
Thrombospondin-1 Expression in Human Myometrium before and during Pregnancy, before and during Labor, and in Human Myometrial Cells in Culture
Author: Taro Morimoto, Judith R. Head, Paul C. MacDonald, M. Linette Casey
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 862–870,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.862
Changes in Expression of Contractile FP and Relaxatory EP2 Receptors in Pregnant Rat Myometrium during Late Gestation, at Labor, and Postpartum
Author: Julia Brodt-Eppley, Leslie Myatt
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 878–883,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.878
Beta Transforming Growth Factors (TGFβ) at the Porcine Conceptus-Maternal Interface. Part I: Expression of TGFβ1, TGFβ2, and TGFβ3 Messenger Ribonucleic Acids
Author: Anupma Gupta, Nancy H. Ing, Fuller W. Bazer, Lin S. Bustamante, Laurie A. Jaeger
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 905–910,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.905
Beta Transforming Growth Factors (TGFβ) at the Porcine Conceptus-Maternal Interface. Part II: Uterine TGFβ Bioactivity and Expression of Immunoreactive TGFβs (TGFβ1, TGFβ2, and TGFβ3) and Their Receptors (Type I and Type II)
Author: Anupma Gupta, Christopher M. Dekaney, Fuller W. Bazer, Monique M. Madrigal, Laurie A. Jaeger
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 911–917,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.911
Expression of Opioid Receptors and Ligands in Pregnant Mouse Uterus and Placenta
Author: Yanxin Zhu, John E. Pintar
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 925–932,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.925
Regulation of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Pregnant Rat Uterus
Author: Y.-L. Dong, L. Fang, P.R.R. Gangula, C. Yallampalli
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 933–940,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.933
Differential Expression of Ped Gene Candidates in Preimplantation Mouse Embryos
Author: Lizi Wu, Ginger E. Exley, Carol M. Warner
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 941–952,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.941
Transient Expression of a Translation Initiation Factor Is Conservatively Associated with Embryonic Gene Activation in Murine and Bovine Embryos
Author: Paul A. De Sousa, Andrew J. Watson, Richard M. Schultz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 969–977,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.969
Calcium Homeostasis in Early Hamster Preimplantation Embryos
Author: Michelle Lane, Barry D. Bavister
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 1000–1007,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.1000
Female Reproductive Tract
Human Endothelial Cell Migration Is Stimulated by Urokinase Plasminogen Activator:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 Complex Released from Endometrial Stromal Cells Stimulated with Transforming Growth Factor β1; Possible Mechanism for Paracrine Stimulation of Endometrial Angiogenesis
Author: Tove Sandberg, Bertil Casslén, Barbro Gustavsson, Theo J. Benraad
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 759–767,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.759
Role of Relaxin and Estrogen in the Control of Eosinophilic Invasion and Collagen Remodeling in Rat Cervical Tissue at Term
Author: Enrique H. Luque, Mónica M. Muñoz de Toro, Jorge G. Ramos, Horacio A. Rodriguez, O. David Sherwood
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 795–800,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.795
Characterization of 16- to 20-Kilodalton (kDa) Connective Tissue Growth Factors (CTGFs) and Demonstration of Proteolytic Activity for 38-kDa CTGF in Pig Uterine Luminal Flushings
Author: DeAnna K. Ball, Gulnar A. Surveyor, John R. Diehl, Christy L. Steffen, Mehmet Uzumcu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 828–835,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.828
Identification of Specific Relaxin-Binding Cells in the Human Female
Author: Tetsuya Kohsaka, Gyesik Min, Garron Lukas, Suzanne Trupin, Elizabeth Trupin Campbell …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 991–999,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.991
Neuroendocrinology/Pituitary
Effect of Calf Isolation on Follicular Wave Dynamics, Gonadotropin and Metabolic Hormone Changes, and Interval to First Ovulation in Beef Cows Fed Either of Two Energy Levels Postpartum
Author: K. Stagg, L.J. Spicer, J.M. Sreenan, J.F. Roche, M.G. Diskin
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 777–783,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.777
Effects of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Pulse Frequency Modulation on the Reproductive Axis of Photoinhibited Male Siberian Hamsters
Author: John M. Meredith, Fred W. Turek, Jon E. Levine
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 813–819,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.813
Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in the Ovariectomized, Thyroidectomized Red Deer Hind Following Treatment with Dopaminergic and Opioidergic Agonists and Antagonists
Author: Greg M. Anderson, Graham K. Barrell
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 960–968,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.960
Positive Association between Expression of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone β and Activin βB-Subunit Genes in Boars
Author: Ming D. Li, Gordon J. Macdonald, Thomas Wise, J. Joe Ford
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 978–982,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.978
Ovary
Characterization of Inhibin/Activin Subunit, Activin Receptor, and Follistatin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in Human and Mouse Oocytes: Evidence for Activin’s Paracrine Signaling from Granulosa Cells to Oocytes
Author: Yisrael Sidis, Toshihiro Fujiwara, Lucy Leykin, Keith Isaacson, Thomas Toth …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 807–812,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.807
Estradiol-Mediated Suppression of Apoptosis in the Rabbit Corpus Luteum Is Associated with a Shift in Expression of bcl-2 Family Members Favoring Cellular Survival
Author: S.B. Goodman, K. Kugu, S.H. Chen, S. Preutthipan, K.I. Tilly …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 820–827,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.820
Developmental Changes in the Expression of the Growth Hormone Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Protein in the Bovine Ovary
Author: Sabine Kölle, Fred Sinowatz, Gudrun Boie, David Lincoln
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 836–842,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.836
Isoforms of Human Recombinant Follicle-Stimulating Hormone: Comparison of Effects on Murine Follicle Development In Vitro
Author: U.A. Vitt, H.J. Kloosterboer, U.M. Rose, J.W.M. Mulders, P.S. Kiesel …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 854–861,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.854
Expression of Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Is Limited to Theca of Healthy Bovine Follicles Collected during Recruitment, Selection, and Dominance of Follicles of the First Follicular Wave
Author: Bagna Bao, Michele D. Calder, Sancai Xie, Michael F. Smith, Brent E. Salfen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 953–959,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.953
Ontogeny of Stem Cell Factor Receptor (c-kit) Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in the Ovine Corpus Luteum
Author: Paula C. Gentry, George W. Smith, David R. Leighr, Bagna Bao, Michael F. Smith
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 983–990,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.983
Reproductive Technology
Factors Affecting Meiotic and Developmental Competence of Primary Spermatocyte Nuclei Injected into Mouse Oocytes
Author: Yasuyuki Kimura, Hiroyuki Tateno, Mary Ann Handel, Ryuzo Yanagimachi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 871–877,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.871
Rat Oocytes Fertilized in Modified Rat 1-Cell Embryo Culture Medium Containing a High Sodium Chloride Concentration and Bovine Serum Albumin Maintain Developmental Ability to the Blastocyst Stage
Author: She-Hoon Oh, Kazuchika Miyoshi, Hiroaki Funahashi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 884–889,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.884
Sperm and Oocyte Treatments to Improve the Formation of Male and Female Pronuclei and Subsequent Development Following Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection into Bovine Oocytes
Author: Gyu-Jin Rho, Sheldon Kawarsky, Walter H. Johnson, Kanwal Kochhar, Keith J. Betteridge
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 918–924,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.918
Immunology
Estrogen and Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation of Prostacyclin Production and the Levels of Cyclooxygenase and Nitric Oxide Synthase in Ovine Uterine Arteries
Author: Karen E. Vagnoni, Ronald R. Magness
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998, Pages 1008–1015,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod59.4.1008