Volume 59, Issue 4, 1 October 1998

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/59/4
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