Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/78/4
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Highlights

Biology of Reproduction Highlights…

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Page 567,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.068718


Articles

Identification of Genes Aberrantly Expressed in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell-Cloned Blastocysts

Author: Yuko Jincho, Yusuke Sotomaru, Manabu Kawahara, Yukiko Ono, Hidehiko Ogawa …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 568–576,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.064634

Immunocytochemical and Ultrastructural Analyses of the Function of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System During Spermiogenesis with the Use of the Inhibitors of Proteasome Proteolytic Activity in the Alga, Chara vulgaris

Author: Agnieszka Wojtczak, Maria Kwiatkowska
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 577–585,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.062901

Epithelial Cells Remove Apoptotic Epithelial Cells During Post-Lactation Involution of the Mouse Mammary Gland

Author: Jenifer Monks, Christine Smith-Steinhart, Ellen R. Kruk, Valerie A. Fadok, Peter M. Henson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 586–594,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065045

Nutrient Sensing by the Early Mouse Embryo: Hexosamine Biosynthesis and Glucose Signaling During Preimplantation Development

Author: Marie Pantaleon, Jeanie Scott, Peter L. Kaye
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 595–600,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.062877

A Mutation in the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Peptidase 2-Like Gene (Immp2l) Affects Mitochondrial Function and Impairs Fertility in Mice

Author: Baisong Lu, Christophe Poirier, Tamas Gaspar, Christian Gratzke, Wilbur Harrison …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 601–610,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065987

Long-Term Culture of Male Germline Stem Cells From Hamster Testes

Author: Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Tomomi Muneto, Jiyoung Lee, Manami Takenaka, Shinichiro Chuma …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 611–617,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065615

Transcriptome Analysis of Bull Semen with Extreme Nonreturn Rate: Use of Suppression-Subtractive Hybridization to Identify Functional Markers for Fertility

Author: C. Lalancette, C. Thibault, I. Bachand, N. Caron, N. Bissonnette
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 618–635,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.059030

Developmental Programming: Deficits in Reproductive Hormone Dynamics and Ovulatory Outcomes in Prenatal, Testosterone-Treated Sheep

Author: A. Veiga-Lopez, W. Ye, D.J. Phillips, C. Herkimer, P.G. Knight …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 636–647,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065904

Developmental Programming: Impact of Prenatal Testosterone Excess on Pre- and Postnatal Gonadotropin Regulation in Sheep

Author: Mohan Manikkam, Robert C. Thompson, Carol Herkimer, Kathleen B. Welch, Jonathan Flak …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 648–660,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.063347

Successful Artificial Insemination in the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Using Extended and Extended-Chilled Semen Collected by Electroejaculation

Author: Camryn D. Allen, Michelle Burridge, Sarah Mulhall, Mandy L. Chafer, Vere N. Nicolson …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 661–666,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.064824

Meiotic Arrest in Human Oocytes Is Maintained by a Gs Signaling Pathway

Author: Andrea DiLuigi, Vanessa N. Weitzman, Margaret C. Pace, Linda J. Siano, Donald Maier …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 667–672,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066019

Neonatal Exposure to Estradiol Valerate Programs Ovarian Sympathetic Innervation and Follicular Development in the Adult Rat

Author: Ramón Sotomayor-Zárate, Mauricio Dorfman, Alfonso Paredes, Hernán E. Lara
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 673–680,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.063974

Pluripotency of a Single Spermatogonial Stem Cell in Mice

Author: Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Jiyoung Lee, Kimiko Inoue, Narumi Ogonuki, Hiromi Miki …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 681–687,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066068

Effects of Endothelin Receptor Type-A and Type-B Antagonists on Prostaglandin F2alpha-Induced Luteolysis of the Sheep Corpus Luteum

Author: Matthew D. Doerr, Madhusudan P. Goravanahally, Justin D. Rhinehart, E. Keith Inskeep, Jorge A. Flores
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 688–696,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.064105

Dimeric Transferrin Inhibits Phagocytosis of Residual Bodies by Testicular Rat Sertoli Cells

Author: Marina G. Yefimova, Amina Sow, Isabelle Fontaine, Vincent Guilleminot, Nadine Martinat …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 697–704,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.063107

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Affects Spermatogonial Survival by Regulating the Intrinsic Apoptotic Pathway in Adult Rats

Author: Saleela M. Ruwanpura, Robert I. McLachlan, Peter G. Stanton, Sarah J. Meachem
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 705–713,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065912

Fbxw15/Fbxo12J Is an F-Box Protein-Encoding Gene Selectively Expressed in Oocytes of the Mouse Ovary

Author: Elsa De La Chesnaye, Bredford Kerr, Alfonso Paredes, Horacio Merchant-Larios, Juan Pablo Méndez …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 714–725,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.063826

Ca2+ Homeostasis Regulates Xenopus Oocyte Maturation

Author: Lu Sun, Rawad Hodeify, Shirley Haun, Amanda Charlesworth, Angus M. MacNicol …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 726–735,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.063693

Gene-Environment Interactions, Not Neonatal Growth Hormone Deficiency, Time Puberty in Female Rhesus Monkeys

Author: Mark E. Wilson, Becky Kinkead
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 736–743,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065953

Regulation of Maternal and Fetal Hemodynamics by Heme Oxygenase in Mice

Author: Hui Zhao, Ronald J. Wong, Timothy C. Doyle, Nihar Nayak, Hendrik J. Vreman …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 744–751,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.064899

Weaning and the Developmental Changes in Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide, and Inhibin B in the Male Rat

Author: Joseph P. Moore, Jr., Stephen J. Winters
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 752–760,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065466

Long-Term Effects of Mouse Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection with DNA-Fragmented Sperm on Health and Behavior of Adult Offspring

Author: Raúl Fernández-Gonzalez, Pedro Nuno Moreira, Miriam Pérez-Crespo, Manuel Sánchez-Martín, Miguel Angel Ramirez …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 761–772,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065623

Adrenomedullin in the Rat Testis. I: Its Production, Actions on Testosterone Secretion, Regulation by Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, and Its Interaction with Endothelin 1 in the Leydig Cell

Author: Yuen-Fan Chan, Wai-Sum O, Fai Tang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 773–779,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.060871

Adrenomedullin in the Rat Testis. II: Its Production, Actions on Inhibin Secretion, Regulation by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, and Its Interaction with Endothelin 1 in the Sertoli Cell

Author: Yuen-Fan Chan, Fai Tang, Wai-Sum O
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 780–785,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.060863

Expression and Regulation of Functional Oxytocin Receptors in Bovine T Lymphocytes

Author: Kalidou Ndiaye, Daniel H. Poole, Joy L. Pate
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 78, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 786–793,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065938