Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/84/2
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Commentary

The “Glow”rious Sertoli and Germ Cells: Mouse Testis Development Visualized in Multi-Colors

Author: T. Rajendra Kumar
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 201–204,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088856

PRKA/AMPK: Integrating Energy Status with Fertility in Pituitary Gonadotrophs

Author: Dawn L. Duval
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 205–206,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.089722


Minireview

Estrogen, Efferent Ductules, and the Epididymis

Author: Avenel Joseph, Barry D. Shur, Rex A. Hess
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 207–217,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087353


Testis

Poly(ADP-ribose) Metabolism Is Essential for Proper Nucleoprotein Exchange During Mouse Spermiogenesis

Author: Mirella L. Meyer-Ficca, Motomasa Ihara, Julia D. Lonchar, Marvin L. Meistrich, Caroline A. Austin …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 218–228,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087361

Release of Free and Conjugated Forms of the Putative Pheromonal Steroid 11-Oxo-etiocholanolone by Reproductively Mature Male Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus Pallas, 1814)

Author: Yogesh Kumar Katare, Alexander P. Scott, Alyson J. Laframboise, Weiming Li, Zena Alyasha’e …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 288–298,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086546

Sertoli Cell Behaviors in Developing Testis Cords and Postnatal Seminiferous Tubules of the Mouse

Author: Liesl Nel-Themaat, Chuan-Wei Jang, M. David Stewart, Haruhiko Akiyama, Robert S. Viger …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 342–350,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086900

Activin A Balances Sertoli and Germ Cell Proliferation in the Fetal Mouse Testis

Author: Sirisha H.S. Mendis, Sarah J. Meachem, Mai A. Sarraj, Kate L. Loveland
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 379–391,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086231


Reproductive Technology

Cell-Mediated Transgenesis in Rabbits: Chimeric and Nuclear Transfer Animals

Author: V. Zakhartchenko, T. Flisikowska, S. Li, T. Richter, H. Wieland …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 229–237,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087098

Cryopreservation of Canine Embryos

Author: Yasuyuki Abe, Yoshinori Suwa, Tomoyoshi Asano, Yoshiko Yanagimoto Ueta, Nanae Kobayashi …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 363–368,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087312


Gamete Biology

Hydrogen Peroxide Modifies Human Sperm Peroxiredoxins in a Dose-Dependent Manner

Author: Cristian O’Flaherty, Angela Rico de Souza
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 238–247,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085712

Protamine 3 Shows Evidence of Weak, Positive Selection in Mouse Species (Genus Mus)—But It Is Not a Protamine

Author: Juan Martin-Coello, Montserrat Gomendio, Eduardo R.S. Roldan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 320–326,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086454

Preparation of the Cortical Reaction: Maturation-Dependent Migration of SNARE Proteins, Clathrin, and Complexin to the Porcine Oocyte’s Surface Blocks Membrane Traffic until Fertilization

Author: Pei-Shiue Tsai, Theo van Haeften, Bart M. Gadella
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 327–335,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085647

Vitamin A Deficiency Results in Meiotic Failure and Accumulation of Undifferentiated Spermatogonia in Prepubertal Mouse Testis

Author: Hui Li, Krzysztof Palczewski, Wolfgang Baehr, Margaret Clagett-Dame
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 336–341,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086157


Pregnancy

Apoptosis in Mouse Amniotic Epithelium Is Induced by Activated Macrophages Through the TNF Receptor Type 1/TNF Pathway

Author: Ken Kobayashi, Kazuo Umezawa, Masato Yasui
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 248–254,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087577

Differential Gene Expression in Ovaries of Pregnant Pigs with High and Low Prolificacy Levels and Identification of Candidate Genes for Litter Size

Author: Amanda Fernandez-Rodriguez, Maria Munoz, Almudena Fernandez, Ramona N. Pena, Anna Tomas …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 299–307,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085589


Female Reproductive Tract

Altered Spatiotemporal Expression of Collagen Types I, III, IV, and VI in Lpar3-Deficient Peri-Implantation Mouse Uterus

Author: Honglu Diao, John D. Aplin, Shuo Xiao, Jerold Chun, Zuguo Li …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 255–265,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086942

Changes in the Endometrial Transcriptome During the Bovine Estrous Cycle: Effect of Low Circulating Progesterone and Consequences for Conceptus Elongation

Author: N. Forde, M.E. Beltman, G.B. Duffy, P. Duffy, J.P. Mehta …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 266–278,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085910

Salivary Lipocalin Is Uniquely Expressed in the Uterine Endometrial Glands at the Time of Conceptus Implantation and Induced by Interleukin 1Beta in Pigs

Author: Heewon Seo, Mingoo Kim, Yohan Choi, Hakhyun Ka
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 279–287,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086934

WNTs in the Neonatal Mouse Uterus: Potential Regulation of Endometrial Gland Development

Author: Kanako Hayashi, Shin Yoshioka, Sarah N. Reardon, Edmund B. Rucker, III, Thomas E. Spencer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 308–319,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088161


Neuroendocrinology

Metformin Decreases GnRH- and Activin-Induced Gonadotropin Secretion in Rat Pituitary Cells: Potential Involvement of Adenosine 5′ Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase (PRKA)

Author: Lucie Tosca, Pascal Froment, Christelle Rame, J.R. McNeilly, A.S. McNeilly …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 351–362,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087023


Ovary

The Role of Luteinizing Hormone in Regulating Gene Expression During Selection of a Dominant Follicle in Cattle

Author: Wenxiang Luo, Ahmet Gumen, James M. Haughian, Milo C. Wiltbank
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 369–378,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085274

Disparate Binding of Three Types of Vitellogenin to Multiple Forms of Vitellogenin Receptor in White Perch

Author: Benjamin J. Reading, Naoshi Hiramatsu, Craig V. Sullivan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 392–399,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087981


Additions and Corrections

Additions and Corrections

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 2, 1 February 2011, Pages 400–408,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.090530