Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 December 2003

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/69/6
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Minireview

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