Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/85/4
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

World of Reproductive Biology

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 645–646,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.095612


Commentary

Defining the Impact of Estrogen on Spermatogonial Fate

Author: Kate L. Loveland
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 647–649,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.095737


Minireview

Kisspeptins in Reproductive Biology: Consensus Knowledge and Recent Developments

Author: Juan Roa, Victor M. Navarro, Manuel Tena-Sempere
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 650–660,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.091538

A Structural View of Egg Coat Architecture and Function in Fertilization

Author: Magnus Monné, Luca Jovine
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 661–669,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092098


Reproductive Technology

Efficient and Safe Recipient Preparation for Transplantation of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells: Pretreating Testes with Heat Shock

Author: Wenzhi Ma, Lei An, Zhonghong Wu, Xiaoying Wang, Min Guo …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 670–677,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.089623

Generation of Colonies of Induced Trophoblast Cells During Standard Reprogramming of Porcine Fibroblasts to Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Author: Toshihiko Ezashi, Haruyo Matsuyama, Bhanu Prakash V.L. Telugu, R. Michael Roberts
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 779–787,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092809


Embryo

Preimplantation Exposure of Mouse Embryos to Palmitic Acid Results in Fetal Growth Restriction Followed by Catch-Up Growth in the Offspring

Author: Emily S. Jungheim, Erica D. Louden, Maggie M.-Y. Chi, Antonina I. Frolova, Joan K. Riley …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 678–683,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092148

Mouse Embryos Stressed by Physiological Levels of Osmolarity Become Arrested in the Late 2-Cell Stage Before Entry into M Phase

Author: Fang Wang, Megan Kooistra, Martin Lee, Lin Liu, Jay M. Baltz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 702–713,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.090910

Pathway for the Movement of Water and Cryoprotectants in Bovine Oocytes and Embryos

Author: Bo Jin, Yasunori Kawai, Takao Hara, Shoko Takeda, Shinsuke Seki …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 834–847,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088641


Toxicology

The Differential Effect of Atrazine on Luteinizing Hormone Release in Adrenalectomized Adult Female Wistar Rats

Author: Chad D. Foradori, Laura R. Hinds, Alicia M. Quihuis, Anthony F. Lacagnina, Charles B. Breckenridge …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 684–689,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092452

Inhibition of Ovarian KIT Phosphorylation by the Ovotoxicant 4-Vinylcyclohexene Diepoxide in Rats

Author: Connie J. Mark-Kappeler, Nivedita Sen, Ashley Lukefahr, Laurel McKee, I. Glenn Sipes …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 755–762,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092742


Testis

Loss of SPEF2 Function in Mice Results in Spermatogenesis Defects and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Author: Anu Sironen, Noora Kotaja, Howard Mulhern, Todd A. Wyatt, Joseph H. Sisson …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 690–701,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.091132

Deficiency in the Omega-3 Fatty Acid Pathway Results in Failure of Acrosome Biogenesis in Mice

Author: Manuel Roqueta-Rivera, Timothy L. Abbott, Mayandi Sivaguru, Rex A. Hess, Manabu T. Nakamura
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 721–732,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.089524

Stage-Specific Changes in GDNF Expression by Rat Sertoli Cells: A Possible Regulator of the Replication and Differentiation of Stem Spermatogonia

Author: Daniel S. Johnston, Edgar Olivas, Paul DiCandeloro, William W. Wright
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 763–769,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087676

Estrogen-Regulated Genes in Rat Testes and Their Relationship to Recovery of Spermatogenesis after Irradiation

Author: Wei Zhou, Olga U. Bolden-Tiller, Shan H. Shao, Connie C. Weng, Gunapala Shetty …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 823–833,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.091611


Ovary

Role of the Double Luteinizing Hormone Peak, Luteinizing Follicles, and the Secretion of Inhibin for Dominant Follicle Selection in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus)

Author: Imke Lueders, Kazuyoshi Taya, Gen Watanabe, Yuki Yamamoto, Tatsuya Yamamoto …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 714–720,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.090167

Identification of Hepsin and Protein Disulfide Isomerase A3 as Targets of Gelatinolytic Action in Rat Ovarian Granulosa Cells During the Periovulatory Period

Author: Katherine Rosewell, Linah Al-Alem, Feixue Li, Brian Kelty, Thomas E. Curry, Jr.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 858–866,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092072


Gamete Biology

DDX4 (VASA) Is Conserved in Germ Cell Development in Marsupials and Monotremes

Author: Danielle E. Hickford, Stephen Frankenberg, Andrew J. Pask, Geoff Shaw, Marilyn B. Renfree
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 733–743,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.091629

Generation of Viable Embryos and Embryonic Stem Cell-Like Cells from Cultured Primary Follicles in Mice

Author: Jun Hee Choi, Gil Ah Kim, Jong Heum Park, Gwon Hwa Song, Jun Won Park …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 744–754,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.084137

Nongenomic Steroid- and Ceramide-Induced Maturation in Amphibian Oocytes Involves Functional Caveolae-Like Microdomains Associated with a Cytoskeletal Environment

Author: Jorgelina Buschiazzo, Telma S. Alonso, Mirtha Biscoglio, Silvia S. Antollini, Ida C. Bonini
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 808–822,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.090365


Pituitary

Does a Nonclassical Signaling Mechanism Underlie an Increase of Estradiol-Mediated Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Binding in Ovine Pituitary Cells?

Author: Tracy L. Davis, Jennifer D. Whitesell, Jeremy D. Cantlon, Colin M. Clay, Terry M. Nett
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 770–778,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.091926


Pregnancy

Relaxin Modulates Proinflammatory Cytokine Secretion from Human Decidual Macrophages

Author: J.S. Horton, S.Y. Yamamoto, G.D. Bryant-Greenwood
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 788–797,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.089201


Female Reproductive Tract

Characterization and Application of Oviductal Epithelial Cells In Vitro in Gallus domesticus

Author: Jin Gyoung Jung, Tae Sub Park, Jin Nam Kim, Beom Ku Han, Seon Duk Lee …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 798–807,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.092023


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Determination of Fsh Quantity and Bioactivity During Sex Differentiation and Oogenesis in European Sea Bass

Author: Gregorio Molés, Ana Gómez, Manuel Carrillo, Ana Rocha, Constantinos C. Mylonas …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 85, Issue 4, 1 October 2011, Pages 848–857,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.091868