Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/60/3
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Embryo/Pregnancy

Retinoic Acid Stimulates the Expression of 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 in Human Choriocarcinoma JEG-3 Cells

Author: J. Tremblay, D.B. Hardy, L.E. Pereira, K. Yang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 541–545,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.541

Canine Preprorelaxin: Nucleic Acid Sequence and Localization within the Canine Placenta

Author: T. Klonisch, S. Hombach-Klonisch, C. Froehlich, J. Kauffold, K. Steger …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 551–557,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.551

Expression of Trophinin, Tastin, and Bystin by Trophoblast and Endometrial Cells in Human Placenta

Author: Nao Suzuki, Jun Nakayama, Ie-Ming Shih, Daisuke Aoki, Shiro Nozawa …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 621–627,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.621

Cortisol in Fetal Fluids and the Fetal Adrenal at Parturition in the Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii )

Author: J.N. Ingram, G. Shaw, M.B. Renfree
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 651–655,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.651

Ontogeny of Expression of a Receptor for Platelet-Activating Factor in Mouse Preimplantation Embryos and the Effects of Fertilization and Culture In Vitro on Its Expression

Author: T. Stojanov, C. O’Neill
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 674–682,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.674

Delay of Preterm Delivery in Sheep by Omega-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturates

Author: Mark Baguma-Nibasheka, J. Thomas Brenna, Peter W. Nathanielsz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 698–701,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.698

Onset of Nucleolar and Extranucleolar Transcription and Expression of Fibrillarin in Macaque Embryos Developing In Vitro

Author: Ralph D. Schramm, Barry D. Bavister
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 721–728,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.721

Prolonged Mating in Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster) Increases Likelihood of Ovulation and Embryo Number

Author: R. Lucille Roberts, Karen N. Wolf, M. Elizabeth Sprangel, William F. Rall, David E. Wildt
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 756–762,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.756

X Inactive-Specific Transcript (Xist) Expression and X Chromosome Inactivation in the Preattachment Bovine Embryo

Author: Rabindranath De La Fuente, Ann Hahnel, Parvathi K. Basrur, W. Allan King
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 769–775,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.769


Ovary

Proliferation and Differentiation of Rat Theca-Interstitial Cells: Comparison of Effects Induced by Platelet-Derived Growth Factor and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I

Author: Antoni J. Duleba, Robert Z. Spaczynski, Aydin Arici, Rocco Carbone, Harold R. Behrman
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 546–550,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.546

Hormonal Regulation of Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression for Steroidogenic Factor-1, Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein, and Cytochrome P450 Side-Chain Cleavage in Bovine Luteal Cells

Author: Roni Mamluk, Yafa Greber, Rina Meidan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 628–634,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.628

Cloning, Sequencing, and Localization of Bovine Estrogen Receptor-β within the Ovarian Follicle

Author: Cheryl S. Rosenfeld, Xiaohui Yuan, Mohan Manikkam, Michele D. Calder, H. Allen Garverick …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 691–697,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.691

Luteinizing Hormone Inhibits Conversion of Pregnenolone to Progesterone in Luteal Cells from Rats on Day 19 of Pregnancy

Author: Carlos O. Stocco, Ricardo P. Deis
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 729–732,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.729

Luteal Regression in the Normally Cycling Rat: Apoptosis, Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1, and Inflammatory Cell Involvement

Author: Jennifer M. Bowen, Roberto Towns, Jeffrey S. Warren, P. Landis Keyes
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 740–746,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.740

Activities of Glucose Metabolic Enzymes in Human Preantral Follicles: In Vitro Modulation by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, Luteinizing Hormone, Epidermal Growth Factor, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, and Transforming Growth Factor β1

Author: Shyamal K. Roy, Dalores M. Terada
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 763–768,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.763


Male Reproductive Tract

Glutathione-Independent Prostaglandin D2 Synthase in Ram and Stallion Epididymal Fluids: Origin and Regulation

Author: Sophie Fouchécourt, Françoise Dacheux, Jean-Louis Dacheux
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 558–566,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.558

Localization of Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter (NBC) Protein and Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in Rat Epididymis

Author: Lars J. Jensen, Bernhard M. Schmitt, Urs V. Berger, Ndona N. Nsumu, Walter F. Boron …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 573–579,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.573

Involvement of Polyomavirus Enhancer Activator 3 in the Regulation of Expression of Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase Messenger Ribonucleic Acid-IV in the Rat Epididymis

Author: Zi-Jian Lan, R. John Lye, Nathalie Holic, Jacquelyn C. Labus, Barry T. Hinton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 664–673,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.664


Female Reproductive Tract

Vitamin D Regulates Human Ectocervical Epithelial Cell Proliferation and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-3 Level

Author: Chapla Agarwal, Adam Lambert, Roshantha A.S. Chandraratna, Ellen A. Rorke, Richard L. Eckert
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 567–572,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.567

Production of Prostaglandin F2α and Its Metabolite by Endometrium and Yolk Sac Placenta in Late Gestation in the Tammar Wallaby, Macropus eugenii

Author: G. Shaw, H.M. Gehring, E.C. Bell
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 611–614,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.611

Down-Regulation of Oxytocin-Induced Cyclooxygenase-2 and Prostaglandin F Synthase Expression by Interferon-τ in Bovine Endometrial Cells

Author: Chao Wu Xiao, Bruce D. Murphy, Jean Sirois, Alan K. Goff
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 656–663,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.656

Steroid Regulation of Retinol-Binding Protein in the Ovine Oviduct

Author: Dawn M. Eberhardt, Wendy G. Jacobs, James D. Godkin
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 714–720,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.714


Gamete Biology

Differential Transcriptional Activity Associated with Chromatin Configuration in Fully Grown Mouse Germinal Vesicle Oocytes

Author: Christine Bouniol-Baly, Lahcen Hamraoui, Juliette Guibert, Nathalie Beaujean, Maria S. Szöllösi …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 580–587,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.580

In Vitro Development of Sheep Preantral Follicles

Author: Sandra Cecconi, Barbara Barboni, Mimì Coccia, Mauro Mattioli
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 594–601,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.594

Maintenance of Motility in Mouse Sperm Permeabilized with Streptolysin O

Author: Linda R. Johnson, Stuart B. Moss, George L. Gerton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 683–690,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.683

An Intact Sperm Nuclear Matrix May Be Necessary for the Mouse Paternal Genome to Participate in Embryonic Development

Author: W. Steven Ward, Yasuyuki Kimura, Ryuzo Yanagimachi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 702–706,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.702

A Possible Role for the Pentose Phosphate Pathway of Spermatozoa inGamete Fusion in the Mouse

Author: Françoise Urner, Denny Sakkas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 733–739,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.733

A Novel Trans-Complementation Assay Suggests Full Mammalian Oocyte Activation Is Coordinately Initiated by Multiple, Submembrane Sperm Components

Author: A.C.F. Perry, T. Wakayama, R. Yanagimachi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 747–755,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.747


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Identification of a Nuclear Localization Signal in Activin/Inhibin βA Subunit; Intranuclear βA in Rat Spermatogenic Cells

Author: Merja Bläuer, Sari Husgafvel, Heimo Syvälä, Pentti Tuohimaa, Timo Ylikomi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 588–593,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.588


Neuroendocrinology/Pituitary

Prolactin Replacement Fails to Inhibit Reactivation of Gonadotropin Secretion in Rams Treated with Melatonin under Long Days

Author: Gerald A. Lincoln, Domingo J. Tortonese
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 602–610,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.602

Glucocorticoid Receptor Immunoreactivity in Neurons and Pituitary Cells Implicated in Reproductive Functions in Rainbow Trout: A Double Immunohistochemical Study

Author: Christine A. Teitsma, Isabelle Anglade, Christèle Lethimonier, Gwenola Le Dréan, Dany Saligaut …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 642–650,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.642


Environment/Toxicology

Scrotal Heat Stress Induces Altered Sperm Chromatin Structure Associated with a Decrease in Protamine Disulfide Bonding in the Stallion

Author: Charles C. Love, Robert M. Kenney
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 615–620,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.615

Endocrine Biomarkers of Early Fetal Loss in Cynomolgus Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) Following Exposure to Dioxin

Author: Yumei Guo, Andrew G. Hendrickx, James W. Overstreet, Jacquelyn Dieter, Dennis Stewart …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 707–713,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.707


Testis

Effects of Spinal Cord Injury on Spermatogenesis and the Expression of Messenger Ribonucleic Acid for Sertoli Cell Proteins in Rat Sertoli Cell-Enriched Testes

Author: Hosea F.S. Huang, Ming-tang Li, Robert Anesetti, William Giglio, John E. Ottenweller …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 60, Issue 3, 1 March 1999, Pages 635–641,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod60.3.635