Biology of Reproduction
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Improvements in Cloning Efficiencies May Be Possible by Increasing Uniformity in Recipient Oocytes and Donor Cells
Author: Kazuchika Miyoshi, S. Jacek Rzucidlo, Scott L. Pratt, Steven L. Stice
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1079–1086,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010876
Sertoli Cell Tight Junction Dynamics: Their Regulation During Spermatogenesis
Author: Wing-Yee Lui, Dolores Mruk, Will M Lee, C. Yan Cheng
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1087–1097,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010371
Male Reproductive Tract
Porcine SRY Promoter Is a Target for Steroidogenic Factor 1
Author: Nicolas Pilon, Isabelle Daneau, Veronique Paradis, Frédéric Hamel, Jacques G. Lussier …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1098–1106,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010884
Endothelial Cell Proliferation in Male Reproductive Organs of Adult Rat Is High and Regulated by Testicular Factors
Author: Ingela Franck Lissbrant, Erik Lissbrant, Anette Persson, Jan-Erik Damber, Anders Bergh
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1107–1111,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.008284
Ovary
Insulin-Like Growth Factors-1 and -2, but not Hypoxia, Synergize with Gonadotropin Hormone to Promote Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A Secretion by Monkey Granulosa Cells from Preovulatory Follicles
Author: J.C. Martinez-Chequer, R.L. Stouffer, T.M. Hazzard, P.E. Patton, T.A. Molskness
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1112–1118,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.011155
Action of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone II on the Baboon Ovary
Author: Theresa M. Siler-Khodr, Marcia Grayson, Carlton A. Eddy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1150–1156,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.003483
FOG-2 and GATA-4 Are Coexpressed in the Mouse Ovary and Can Modulate Müllerian-Inhibiting Substance Expression
Author: Mikko Anttonen, Ilkka Ketola, Helka Parviainen, Anna-Kaisa Pusa, Markku Heikinheimo
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1333–1340,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.008599
Hormonal Regulation and Cell-Specific Expression of Endothelin-Converting Enzyme 1 Isoforms in Bovine Ovarian Endothelial and Steroidogenic Cells
Author: Nitzan Levy, Miri Gordin, Michael F. Smith, Olga U. Bolden-Tiller, Rina Meidan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1361–1368,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.009134
Effects of a 6-Day Treatment with Medroxyprogesterone Acetate after Prostaglandin F2α-Induced Luteolysis at Midcycle on Antral Follicular Development and Ovulation Rate in Nonprolific Western White-Faced Ewes
Author: Pawel M. Bartlewski, Rajesha Duggavathi, Jayaprakash Aravindakshan, David M.W. Barrett, Susan J. Cook …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1403–1412,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.007278
Expression and Regulation of Interferon γ-Inducible Proteasomal Subunits LMP7 and LMP10 in the Bovine Corpus Luteum
Author: Matthew J. Cannon, Joy L. Pate
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1447–1454,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010249
Neuroendocrinology
Neuronal Inputs from the Hypothalamus and Brain Stem to the Medial Preoptic Area of the Ram: Neurochemical Correlates and Comparison to the Ewe
Author: Christopher J. Scott, Iain J. Clarke, Alan J. Tilbrook
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1119–1133,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010595
Gamete Biology
Genetic Variations of gpx-4 and Male Infertility in Humans
Author: Matilde Maiorino, Valentina Bosello, Fulvio Ursini, Carlo Foresta, Andrea Garolla …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1134–1141,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.007500
Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Formation in Cumulus Cells Surrounding Porcine Oocytes and Its Role During Meiotic Maturation of Porcine Oocytes
Author: Masayuki Shimada, Masahide Nishibori, Naoki Isobe, Natsuko Kawano, Takato Terada
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1142–1149,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010082
Production of Progesterone from De Novo-Synthesized Cholesterol in Cumulus Cells and Its Physiological Role During Meiotic Resumption of Porcine Oocytes
Author: Yasuhisa Yamashita, Masayuki Shimada, Tetsuji Okazaki, Teruo Maeda, Takato Terada
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1193–1198,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010934
Phosphorylation of Protein Tyrosine Residues in Fresh and Cryopreserved Stallion Spermatozoa under Capacitating Conditions
Author: Angela C. Pommer, Josep Rutllant, Stuart A. Meyers
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1208–1214,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.011106
Maturation-Promoting Factor Governs Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation and Interphase Suppression During Meiosis of Rat Oocytes
Author: Liat Ben-Yehoshua Josefsberg, Dalia Galiani, Shlomi Lazar, Orit Kaufman, Rony Seger …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1282–1290,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.006882
Nitric Oxide Regulates the Phosphorylation of the Threonine-Glutamine-Tyrosine Motif in Proteins of Human Spermatozoa During Capacitation
Author: Jacob Thundathil, Eve de Lamirande, Claude Gagnon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1291–1298,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.008276
Structural Features of Sterols Required to Inhibit Human Sperm Capacitation
Author: Matthew R. Nimmo, Nicholas L. Cross
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1308–1317,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.008607
Evidence Suggesting That the Mouse Sperm Acrosome Reaction Initiated by the Zona Pellucida Involves an α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
Author: Jung-Ho Son, Stanley Meizel
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1348–1353,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.011163
Localization of Tyrosine Phosphorylated Proteins in Human Sperm and Relation to Capacitation and Zona Pellucida Binding
Author: D. Sakkas, G. Leppens-Luisier, H. Lucas, D. Chardonnens, A. Campana …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1463–1469,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.011023
Female Reproductive Tract
Antioxidant Defenses Are Modulated in the Cow Oviduct During the Estrous Cycle
Author: Jérôme Lapointe, Jean-François Bilodeau
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1157–1164,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.007476
Regulation of Ipsilateral and Contralateral Bovine Oviduct Epithelial Cell Function in the Postovulation Period: A Transcriptomics Approach
Author: Stefan Bauersachs, Helmut Blum, Sylvia Mallok, Hendrik Wenigerkind, Stephanie Rief …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1170–1177,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010660
Mouse Uterine Epithelial Apoptosis Is Associated with Expression of Mitochondrial Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels, Release of Cytochrome C from Mitochondria, and the Ratio of Bax to Bcl-2 or Bcl-X
Author: Yayoi Takagi-Morishita, Naoko Yamada, Ayako Sugihara, Teruo Iwasaki, Tohru Tsujimura …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1178–1184,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.007997
Adenosine Triphosphate Induces Ca2+ Signal in Epithelial Cells of the Mouse Caput Epididymis Through Activation of P2X and P2Y Purinergic Receptors
Author: Ramin Shariatmadari, Petra Sipilä, Matti Vierula, Kid Törnquist, Ilpo Huhtaniemi …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1185–1192,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.007419
Estrogen Receptor, Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate, and Protein Kinase A Are Involved in the Nongenomic Pathway by Which Estradiol Accelerates Oviductal Oocyte Transport in Cyclic Rats
Author: Pedro A. Orihuela, Alexis Parada-Bustamante, Paula P. Cortés, Carolina Gatica, Horacio B. Croxatto
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1225–1231,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.011395
Neonatal Hypothyroidism Alters the Localization of Gap Junctional Protein Connexin 43 in the Testis and Messenger RNA Levels in the Epididymis of the Rat
Author: Nancy St-Pierre, Julie Dufresne, Andrew A. Rooney, Daniel G. Cyr
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1232–1240,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010504
Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Ron Is Expressed in Mouse Reproductive Tissues During Embryo Implantation and Is Important in Trophoblast Cell Function
Author: Karla Ann Hess, Susan E. Waltz, Edward L. Chan, Sandra J.F. Degen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1267–1275,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.009928
Differential Regulation of the Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases by Cytokines and Growth Factors in Bovine Endometrial Stromal Cells and Trophoblast Cell Line BT-1 In Vitro
Author: Michiko Hirata, Takashi Sato, Michiko Tsumagari, Arata Shimada, Haruo Nakano …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1276–1281,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.006452
Progesterone Induces Calcitonin Expression in the Baboon Endometrium Within the Window of Uterine Receptivity
Author: Sushma Kumar, Allison Brudney, Yong-Pil Cheon, Asgerally T. Fazleabas, Indrani C. Bagchi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1318–1323,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.007708
Estrogen-Induced Disruption of Neonatal Porcine Uterine Development Alters Adult Uterine Function
Author: Becky J. Tarleton, Tim D. Braden, Anne A. Wiley, Frank F. Bartol
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1387–1393,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.011346
Embryo
Maintenance of the Inner Cell Mass in Human Blastocysts from Fragmented Embryos
Author: Kate Hardy, Jaroslav Stark, Robert M.L. Winston
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1165–1169,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010090
Cloned Mice Derived from Embryonic Stem Cell Karyoplasts and Activated Cytoplasts Prepared by Induced Enucleation
Author: B. Gasparrini, S. Gao, A. Ainslie, J. Fletcher, M. McGarry …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1259–1266,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.008730
Tight Junction Messenger RNA Expression Levels in Bovine Embryos are Dependent upon the Ability to Compact and In Vitro Culture Methods
Author: Daniel J. Miller, Judith J. Eckert, Giovanna Lazzari, Veronique Duranthon-Richoux, Joe Sreenan …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1394–1402,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.009951
A Novel Role of Luteinizing Hormone in the Embryo Development in Cocultures
Author: S. Mishra, Z.M. Lei, Ch.V. Rao
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1455–1462,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.011874
Testis
Ontogenesis of Leptin Receptor in Rat Leydig Cells
Author: Massimiliano Caprio, Elisa Fabbrini, Giulia Ricci, Sabrina Basciani, Lucio Gnessi …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1199–1207,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.007831
Peroxisome Proliferators Disrupt Retinoic Acid Receptor Alpha Signaling in the Testis
Author: Jannette M. Dufour, My-Nuong Vo, Nandini Bhattacharya, Janice Okita, Richard Okita …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1215–1224,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010488
Characterization of Normal Spermiation and Spermiation Failure Induced by Hormone Suppression in Adult Rats
Author: Amanda Beardsley, Liza O’Donnell
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1299–1307,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.009811
Clonogenic Culture of Normal Spermatogonia: In Vitro Regulation of Postnatal Germ Cell Proliferation
Author: Suzanne Hasthorpe
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1354–1360,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.008458
Expression of the Scaffolding Subunit A of Protein Phosphatase 2A During Rat Testicular Development
Author: R. van den Ham, F.M.F. van Dissel-Emiliani, A.M.M. van Pelt
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1369–1375,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.004853
Mouse Testin: Complementary DNA Cloning, Genomic Organization, and Characterization of Its Proximal Promoter Region
Author: Chi Keung Cheng, Chiu Hung Cheung, Will M. Lee
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1376–1386,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.011205
Methoxyacetic Acid Disregulation of Androgen Receptor and Androgen-Binding Protein Expression in Adult Rat Testis
Author: Oscar M. Tirado, Elisabeth D. Martínez, Olga C. Rodriguéz, Mark Danielsen, David M. Selva …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1437–1446,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.004937
Pregnancy
Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and the Modulating Effect of the Caspases in Rat Corpus Luteum Apoptosis
Author: Michael Abdo, Susan Hisheh, Arun Dharmarajan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1241–1248,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010819
A Chemokine, Interferon (IFN)-γ-Inducible Protein 10 kDa, Is Stimulated by IFN-τ and Recruits Immune Cells in the Ovine Endometrium
Author: Kentaro Nagaoka, Akiharu Sakai, Hisashi Nojima, Yoshihito Suda, Yuichi Yokomizo …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1413–1421,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.008912
Reproductive Technology
Demecolcine-Induced Oocyte Enucleation for Somatic Cell Cloning: Coordination Between Cell-Cycle Egress, Kinetics of Cortical Cytoskeletal Interactions, and Second Polar Body Extrusion
Author: Elena Ibáñez, David F. Albertini, Eric W. Overström
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1249–1258,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.008292
Failure of Male Pronucleus Formation Is the Major Cause of Lack of Fertilization and Embryo Development in Pig Oocytes Subjected to Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
Author: Jang-Won Lee, X. Cindy Tian, Xiangzhong Yang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1341–1347,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.009001
Development to Blastocyst Is Impaired When Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Is Performed with Abnormal Sperm from Infertile Mice Harboring a Mutation in the Protein Phosphatase 1cγ Gene
Author: Tyler Davies, Susannah Varmuza
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1470–1476,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.011304
Pituitary
Cloning and Spatiotemporal Expression of the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone β Subunit Complementary DNA in the African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
Author: H.F. Vischer, A.C.C. Teves, J.C.M. Ackermans, W. van Dijk, R.W. Schulz …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1324–1332,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.009985
Mechanisms of Hormone Action
Placenta-Specific INSL4 Expression Is Mediated by a Human Endogenous Retrovirus Element
Author: Ivan Bièche, Anne Laurent, Ingrid Laurendeau, Laurent Duret, Yves Giovangrandi …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1422–1429,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.010322
Toxicology
Differential Effects of Natural and Environmental Estrogens on Endothelin Synthesis in Bovine Oviduct Cells
Author: Karin C. Reinhart, Raghvendra K. Dubey, Barbara Cometti, Paul J. Keller, Marinella Rosselli
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 68, Issue 4, 1 April 2003, Pages 1430–1436,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.006569