Biology of Reproduction
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Self-Association and Raft Localization of Functional Luteinizing Hormone Receptors
Author: Deborah A. Roess, Steven M.L. Smith
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1765–1770,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.018846
Direct and Indirect Regulation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons by Estradiol
Author: Sandra L. Petersen, Erich N. Ottem, Clifford D. Carpenter
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1771–1778,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019745
Gamete Biology
Gp273, the Ligand Molecule for Sperm-Egg Interaction in the Bivalve Mollusk, Unio elongatulus, Binds to and Induces Acrosome Reaction in Human Spermatozoa Through a Protein Kinase C-Dependent Pathway
Author: S. Delle Monache, F. Flori, C. Della Giovampaola, A. Capone, G.B. La Sala …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1779–1784,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019976
Exposure of Bovine Oocytes to the Endogenous Metabolite 2-Methoxyestradiol During In Vitro Maturation Inhibits Early Embryonic Development
Author: Mariano L. Lattanzi, Claudio B. Santos, Marta D. Mudry, J. Lino Baranao
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1793–1800,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.020743
Tyrosine Phosphorylation of HSP-90 During Mammalian Sperm Capacitation
Author: Heath Ecroyd, Russell C. Jones, R. John Aitken
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1801–1807,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.017350
Identification of the ZPC Oligosaccharide Ligand Involved in Sperm Binding and the Glycan Structures of Xenopus laevis Vitelline Envelope Glycoproteins
Author: Loc H. Vo, Ten-Yang Yen, Bruce A. Macher, Jerry L. Hedrick
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1822–1830,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.015370
Onset and Progress of Meiotic Prophase in the Oocytes in the B6.YTIR Sex-Reversed Mouse Ovary
Author: E.-H. Park, T. Taketo
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1879–1889,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.017541
Male Mice Lacking Three Germ Cell Expressed Genes Are Fertile
Author: Karim Nayernia, Birgit Drabent, Ibrahim M. Adham, Marita Möschner, Stephan Wolf …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1973–1978,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.018564
Ability of Hamster Spermatozoa to Digest Their Own DNA
Author: Barbara Sotolongo, Elisabete Lino, W. Steven Ward
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2029–2035,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.020594
Effect of Phosphodiesterase Type 3 Inhibitor on Developmental Competence of Immature Mouse Oocytes In Vitro
Author: D. Nogueira, R. Cortvrindt, D.G. De Matos, L. Vanhoutte, J. Smitz
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2045–2052,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.021105
Distinctions in Meiotic Spindle Structure and Assembly During In Vitro and In Vivo Maturation of Mouse Oocytes
Author: Alexandra Sanfins, Gloria Y. Lee, Carlos E. Plancha, Eric W. Overstrom, David F. Albertini
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2059–2067,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.020537
Embryo
Oct-4 Expression in Pluripotent Cells of the Rhesus Monkey
Author: Shoukhrat M. Mitalipov, Hung-Chih Kuo, Jon D. Hennebold, Don P. Wolf
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1785–1792,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019455
Gastrulation and Angiogenesis, Not Endothelial Specification, Is Sensitive to Partial Deficiency in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A in Mice
Author: Li-Juan Duan, Andras Nagy, Guo-Hua Fong
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1852–1858,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019612
Identification of a Biological Activity That Supports Maintenance and Proliferation of Pluripotent Cells from the Primitive Ectoderm of the Mouse
Author: Joy Rathjen, Jennifer M. Washington, Michael D. Bettess, Peter D. Rathjen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1863–1871,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.017384
Effects of In Vitro Production on Horse Embryo Morphology, Cytoskeletal Characteristics, and Blastocyst Capsule Formation
Author: Jordi L. Tremoleda, Tom A.E. Stout, Irina Lagutina, Giovanna Lazzari, Mart M. Bevers …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1895–1906,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.018515
11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase and Glucocorticoid Receptor Messenger RNA Expression in Porcine Placentae: Effects of Stage of Gestation, Breed, and Uterine Environment
Author: H.G. Klemcke, R. Sampath Kumar, K. Yang, J.L. Vallet, R.K. Christenson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1945–1950,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.018150
Establishment and Maintenance of Human Embryonic Stem Cells on STO, a Permanently Growing Cell Line
Author: Jong Hyuk Park, Sun Jong Kim, Eun Jeong Oh, Shin Yong Moon, Sung Il Roh …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2007–2014,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.017467
Alterations in Ultrastructural Morphology of Two-Cell Bovine Embryos Produced In Vitro and In Vivo Following a Physiologically Relevant Heat Shock
Author: Rocío M. Rivera, Karen L. Kelley, Gregory W. Erdos, Peter J. Hansen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2068–2077,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.020347
Male Reproductive Tract
Role of Wilms Tumor 1 (WT1) in the Transcriptional Regulation of the Mullerian-Inhibiting Substance Promoter
Author: Anwar Hossain, Grady F. Saunders
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1808–1814,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.015826
Secreted Epididymal Glycoprotein 2D6 That Binds to the Sperm’s Plasma Membrane Is a Member of the β-Defensin Superfamily of Pore-Forming Glycopeptides
Author: Alan Zanich, John C. Pascall, Roy Jones
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1831–1842,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.018606
Molecular Cloning of Complementary DNA Encoding Mouse Seminal Vesicle-Secreted Protein SVS I and Demonstration of Homology with Copper Amine Oxidases
Author: Åke Lundwall, Johan Malm, Adam Clauss, Camilla Valtonen-André, A. Yvonne Olsson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1923–1930,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019984
Testis
Proliferation and Differentiation of Spermatogonial Stem Cells in the W/Wv Mutant Mouse Testis
Author: Hiroshi Ohta, Akira Tohda, Yoshitake Nishimune
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1815–1821,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019323
Genetic Analysis of the Clonal Origin of Regenerating Mouse Spermatogenesis Following Transplantation
Author: Xiangfan Zhang, Kevin T. Ebata, Makoto C. Nagano
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1872–1878,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019273
Germ Cell Transplantation in an Azoospermic Klinefelter Bull
Author: Hannes Joerg, Fredi Janett, Stefan Schlatt, Simone Mueller, Daria Graphodatskaya …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1940–1944,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.020297
Effects of Mono-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate on Fetal and Neonatal Rat Testis Organ Cultures
Author: Hui Li, Kwan Hee Kim
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1964–1972,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.018895
Spermatogonial Depletion in Adult Pin1-Deficient Mice
Author: Fawn W. Atchison, Anthony R. Means
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1989–1997,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.020859
Characterization of Spermatogonial Stem Cell Maturation and Differentiation in Neonatal Mice
Author: Derek J. McLean, Patrick J. Friel, Daniel S. Johnston, Michael D. Griswold
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2085–2091,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.017020
Endocrine Changes During Onset of Puberty in Male Spring Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Author: B. Campbell, J.T. Dickey, P. Swanson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2109–2117,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.020560
Reproductive Technology
Development and Evaluation of a Thermoreversible Ovule Formulation of Stampidine, a Novel Nonspermicidal Broad-Spectrum Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Microbicide
Author: Osmond J. D’Cruz, Peter Samuel, Barbara Waurzyniak, Fatih M. Uckun
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1843–1851,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019182
Tolerance of the Mouse Sperm Nuclei to Freeze-Drying Depends on Their Disulfide Status
Author: Takehito Kaneko, David G. Whittingham, James W. Overstreet, Ryuzo Yanagimachi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1859–1862,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019729
Reprogramming of Bovine Somatic Cell Nuclei Is Not Directly Regulated by Maturation Promoting Factor or Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activity
Author: Tetsuya Tani, Yoko Kato, Yukio Tsunoda
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1890–1894,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.018945
Production of Piglets Derived from In Vitro-Produced Blastocysts Fertilized and Cultured in Chemically Defined Media: Effects of Theophylline, Adenosine, and Cysteine During In Vitro Fertilization
Author: Koji Yoshioka, Chie Suzuki, Seigo Itoh, Kazuhiro Kikuchi, Shokichi Iwamura …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2092–2099,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.020081
Long-Term Preservation of Mouse Spermatozoa after Freeze-Drying and Freezing Without Cryoprotection
Author: Monika A. Ward, Takehito Kaneko, Hirokazu Kusakabe, John D. Biggers, David G. Whittingham …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2100–2108,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.020529
Female Reproductive Tract
Roles of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α of the Estrous Cycle in Cattle: An In Vivo Study
Author: Dariusz J. Skarzynski, Mamadou M. Bah, Katarzyna M. Deptula, Izabela Woclawek-Potocka, Anna Korzekwa …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1907–1913,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.016212
Neuroendocrinology
Calcium Current Subtypes in GnRH Neurons
Author: Craig S. Nunemaker, R. Anthony DeFazio, Suzanne M. Moenter
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1914–1922,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019265
Effect of Testosterone and Season on Proenkephalin Messenger RNA Expression in the Preoptic Area of the Hypothalamus in the Ram
Author: Christopher J. Scott, Michael Mariani, Iain J. Clarke, Alan J. Tilbrook
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2015–2021,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.016956
Immunology
Complement C4b-Binding Protein as a Novel Murine Epididymal Secretory Protein
Author: Mayumi I. Nonaka, Yoshitaka Hishikawa, Nobuo Moriyama, Takehiko Koji, Ronald T. Ogata …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1931–1939,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.020289
Toxicology
The Effects of Vinclozolin, an Anti-Androgenic Fungicide, on Male Guppy Secondary Sex Characters and Reproductive Success
Author: Mark Bayley, Peter Foged Larsen, Henrik Bækgaard, Erik Baatrup
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1951–1956,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.017780
Pregnancy
Bacterially-Induced Preterm Labor and Regulation of Prostaglandin-Metabolizing Enzyme Expression in Mice: The Role of Toll-Like Receptor 4
Author: Hao Wang, Emmet Hirsch
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1957–1963,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019620
Mechanisms of Hormone Action
Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate (cAMP) Stimulation of the Kit Ligand Promoter in Sertoli Cells Requires an Sp1-Binding Region, a Canonical TATA Box, and a cAMP-Induced Factor Binding to an Immediately Downstream GC-Rich Element
Author: Paola Grimaldi, Federica Capolunghi, Raffaele Geremia, Pellegrino Rossi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1979–1988,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019471
Spatiotemporal Interactions of Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate (MARCKS) Protein with the Actin Cytoskeleton and Exocytosis of Oxytocin upon Prostaglandin F2α Stimulation of Bovine Luteal Cells
Author: U. Salli, N. Saito, F. Stormshak
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2053–2058,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.017640
Ovary
Spatial Expression Patterns of Activin and Its Signaling System in the Zebrafish Ovarian Follicle: Evidence for Paracrine Action of Activin on the Oocytes
Author: Yajun Wang, Wei Ge
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 1998–2006,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.020826
Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Cytochrome P450 and 3β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Expression and the Concentrations of Steroid Hormones in the Follicular Fluids of Different Phenotypes of Healthy and Atretic Bovine Ovarian Follicles
Author: Helen F. Irving-Rodgers, Malgorzata Krupa, Raymond J. Rodgers
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2022–2028,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.017442
Follicular Dynamics Around the Recruitment of the First Follicular Wave in the Cow
Author: P.J.M. Hendriksen, B.M. Gadella, P.L.A.M. Vos, E. Mullaart, T.A.M. Kruip …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2036–2044,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.019828
Involvement of Angiopoietin-Tie System in Bovine Follicular Development and Atresia: Messenger RNA Expression in Theca Interna and Effect on Steroid Secretion
Author: Ken-Go Hayashi, Tomas J. Acosta, Masa Tetsuka, Bajram Berisha, Motozumi Matsui …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003, Pages 2078–2084,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.017152