Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/80/2
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Highlights

Biology of Reproduction Highlights …

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Page 203,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.075861


Minireview

Germ Cell Research: A Personal Perspective

Author: Ryuzo Yanagimachi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 204–218,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.071993


Articles

Cloning and Expression Levels of Genes Relating to the Ovulation Rate of the Yunling Black Goat

Author: H.X. Cui, S.M. Zhao, M.L. Cheng, L. Guo, R.Q. Ye …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 219–226,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069021

Glial Cells Missing Homologue 1 Is Induced in Differentiating Equine Chorionic Girdle Trophoblast Cells

Author: Amanda M. de Mestre, Donald Miller, Mark S. Roberson, Jenny Liford, Lisay C. Chizmar …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 227–234,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070920

Genetic Loss of Faah Compromises Male Fertility in Mice

Author: Xiaofei Sun, Haibin Wang, Masaru Okabe, Kenneth Mackie, Philip J. Kingsley …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 235–242,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.072736

Expression and Activity of Toll-Like Receptors 1–9 in the Human Term Placenta and Changes Associated with Labor at Term

Author: Shalini Patni, Louise P. Wynen, Anna L. Seager, Gareth Morgan, John O. White …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 243–248,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069252

Expression of Hyaluronan Synthase 1 and Distribution of Hyaluronan During Follicular Atresia in Pig Ovaries

Author: Yuko Miyake, Masahiro Sakurai, Sachi Tanaka, Woro Anindito Sri Tunjung, Masaki Yokoo …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 249–257,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.067694

Identification of Hedgehog Signaling Outcomes in Mouse Testis Development Using a Hanging Drop-Culture System

Author: Anette Szczepny, Cathryn A. Hogarth, Julia Young, Kate L. Loveland
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 258–263,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.067926

Chronic-Intermittent Cold Stress in Rats Induces Selective Ovarian Insulin Resistance

Author: Mauricio Dorfman, Victor D. Ramirez, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Hernan E. Lara
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 264–271,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070904

Endometriosis Is Associated with Progesterone Resistance in the Baboon (Papio anubis) Oviduct: Evidence Based on the Localization of Oviductal Glycoprotein 1 (OVGP1)

Author: Chaohua Wang, Patricia A. Mavrogianis, Asgerally T. Fazleabas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 272–278,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.072496

Inhibition of Human Sperm Motility by Contraceptive Anti-Eppin Antibodies from Infertile Male Monkeys: Effect on Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate

Author: Michael G. O’Rand, Esther E. Widgren, Stan Beyler, Richard T. Richardson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 279–285,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.072942

Preimplantation Embryo Development in the Mouse Requires the Latency of TRP53 Expression, Which Is Induced by a Ligand-Activated PI3 Kinase/AKT/MDM2-Mediated Signaling Pathway

Author: X.L. Jin, V. Chandrakanthan, H.D. Morgan, C. O’Neill
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 286–294,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070102

Disruption of Mitochondrial Malate-Aspartate Shuttle Activity in Mouse Blastocysts Impairs Viability and Fetal Growth

Author: Megan Mitchell, Kara S. Cashman, David K. Gardner, Jeremy G. Thompson, Michelle Lane
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 295–301,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069864

Interleukin 11 Inhibits Human Trophoblast Invasion Indicating a Likely Role in the Decidual Restraint of Trophoblast Invasion During Placentation

Author: Premila Paiva, Lois A. Salamonsen, Ursula Manuelpillai, Evdokia Dimitriadis
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 302–310,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.071415

Egg Water from the Amphibian Bufo arenarum Modulates the Ability of Homologous Sperm to Undergo the Acrosome Reaction in the Presence of the Vitelline Envelope

Author: Darío Krapf, Emma D. O’Brien, Marcelo O. Cabada, Pablo E. Visconti, Silvia E. Arranz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 311–319,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.071076

Impact of the Chemotherapy Cocktail Used to Treat Testicular Cancer on the Gene Expression Profile of Germ Cells from Male Brown-Norway Rats

Author: Geraldine Delbès, Donovan Chan, Pirjo Pakarinen, Jacquetta M. Trasler, Barbara F. Hales …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 320–327,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.072108

Steroidogenic Capacity of Residual Ovarian Tissue in 4-Vinylcyclohexene Diepoxide-Treated Mice

Author: Zelieann Rivera, Patricia J. Christian, Sam L. Marion, Heddwen L. Brooks, Patricia B. Hoyer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 328–336,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070359

Long-Term Effects of Delayed Fatherhood in Mice on Postnatal Development and Behavioral Traits of Offspring

Author: Silvia García-Palomares, José F. Pertusa, José Miñarro, Miguel A. García-Pérez, Carlos Hermenegildo …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 337–342,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.072066

Delayed Fatherhood in Mice Decreases Reproductive Fitness and Longevity of Offspring

Author: Silvia García-Palomares, Samuel Navarro, José F. Pertusa, Carlos Hermenegildo, Miguel A. García-Pérez …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 343–349,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.073395

Aquaporin Isoforms Involved in Physiological Volume Regulation of Murine Spermatozoa

Author: Ching-Hei Yeung, Chiara Callies, Aleksandra Rojek, Søren Nielsen, Trevor G. Cooper
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 350–357,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.071928

HMGB4, a Novel Member of the HMGB Family, Is Preferentially Expressed in the Mouse Testis and Localizes to the Basal Pole of Elongating Spermatids

Author: Raffaella Catena, Emmanuelle Escoffier, Cécile Caron, Saadi Khochbin, Igor Martianov …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 358–366,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070243

The Amount and Activity of Active Matrix Metalloproteinase 13 Is Suppressed by Estradiol and Progesterone in Human Pelvic Floor Fibroblasts

Author: Wenjun Zong, Leslie A. Meyn, Pamela A. Moalli
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 367–374,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.072462

Characterization of Antiestrogenic Activity of the Chinese Herb, Prunella vulgaris, Using In Vitro and In Vivo (Mouse Xenograft) Models

Author: Nancy H. Collins, Elizabeth C. Lessey, Carolyn D. DuSell, Donald P. McDonnell, Lindsay Fowler …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 375–383,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065375

The Histone Deacetylase SIRT1 Controls Male Fertility in Mice Through Regulation of Hypothalamic-Pituitary Gonadotropin Signaling

Author: Ullas Kolthur-Seetharam, Katja Teerds, Dirk G. de Rooij, Olivia Wendling, Michael McBurney …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1 February 2009, Pages 384–391,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.070193