Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/77/2
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Highlights

Biology of Reproduction Highlights …

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Page 189,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.063651


Minireview

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Male and Female Reproduction

Author: D. Claire Wathes, D. Robert E. Abayasekara, R. John Aitken
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 190–201,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.060558


Articles

Relationships of Follicle Versus Oocyte Maturity to Ultrasound Morphology, Blood Flow, and Hormone Concentrations of the Preovulatory Follicle in Mares

Author: O.J. Ginther, E.L. Gastal, M.O. Gastal, M.A.R. Siddiqui, M.A. Beg
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 202–208,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.061184

Constitutive Steroidogenesis in Ovine Large Luteal Cells May Be Mediated by Tonically Active Protein Kinase A

Author: Randy L. Bogan, Gordon D. Niswender
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 209–216,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.059618

Impaired Progesterone Production in Nr5a2+/− Mice Leads to a Reduction in Female Reproductive Function

Author: Cassandre Labelle-Dumais, Jean-François Paré, Luc Bélanger, Riaz Farookhi, Daniel Dufort
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 217–225,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.059121

The Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in the Mouse Ovary

Author: Matthew C. Russell, Robert G. Cowan, Rebecca M. Harman, Ashleigh L. Walker, Susan M. Quirk
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 226–236,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.053629

Genetic Factors Contributing to Defective Spermatogonial Differentiation in Juvenile Spermatogonial Depletion (Utp14bjsd) Mice

Author: Olga U. Bolden-Tiller, Helio Chiarini-Garcia, Christophe Poirier, Daniel Alves-Freitas, Connie C. Weng …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 237–246,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.060087

Depletion of Ovarian Follicles with Age in Chimpanzees: Similarities to Humans

Author: K.P. Jones, L.C. Walker, D. Anderson, A. Lacreuse, S.L. Robson …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 247–251,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.059634

Differential Effects of Various Estradiol-17beta Treatments on Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Peaks, Luteinizing Hormone Pulses, Basal Gonadotropin Concentrations, and Antral Follicle and Luteal Development in Cyclic Ewes

Author: David M.W. Barrett, Rajesha Duggavathi, Kate L. Davies, Pawel M. Bartlewski, Edward T. Bagu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 252–262,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.058842

Role of PI3-Kinase and PI4-Kinase in Actin Polymerization During Bovine Sperm Capacitation

Author: Nir Etkovitz, Sara Rubinstein, Limor Daniel, Haim Breitbart
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 263–273,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.056705

An Impaired Breeding Phenotype in Mice with a Genetic Deletion of Beta-2 Microglobulin and Diminished MHC Class I Expression: Role in Reproductive Fitness

Author: Joanne C. Cooper, Gillian B. Dealtry, Mohamed Abdelrahman Ahmed, Petra C. Arck, Burghard F. Klapp …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 274–279,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.057125

Reproductive-Tactic-Specific Variation in Sperm Swimming Speeds in a Shell-Brooding Cichlid

Author: J.L. Fitzpatrick, J.K. Desjardins, N. Milligan, R. Montgomerie, S. Balshine
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 280–284,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.059550

Buffalos (Bubalus bubalis) Cloned by Nuclear Transfer of Somatic Cells

Author: Deshun Shi, Fenghua Lu, Yingming Wei, Kuiqing Cui, Sufang Yang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 285–291,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.060210

Pig Conceptuses Increase Uterine Interferon-Regulatory Factor 1 (IRF1), but Restrict Expression to Stroma Through Estrogen-Induced IRF2 in Luminal Epithelium

Author: Margaret M. Joyce, James R. Burghardt, Robert C. Burghardt, R. Neil Hooper, Laurie A. Jaeger …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 292–302,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.060939

Chronic Cyclophosphamide Exposure Alters the Profile of Rat Sperm Nuclear Matrix Proteins

Author: Alexis M. Codrington, Barbara F. Hales, Bernard Robaire
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 303–311,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.060244

Microarray Analyses of Newborn Mouse Ovaries Lacking Nobox

Author: Youngsok Choi, Yingying Qin, Michael F. Berger, Daniel J. Ballow, Martha L. Bulyk …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 312–319,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.060459

Differential Modulation of Gonadotropin Secretion by Selective Estrogen Receptor 1 and Estrogen Receptor 2 Agonists in Ovariectomized Ewes

Author: J. Alejandro Arreguin-Arevalo, Tracy L. Davis, Terry M. Nett
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 320–328,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.060046

Expression Analysis of the Mouse Multi-Copy X-Linked Gene Xlr-Related, Meiosis-Regulated (Xmr), Reveals That Xmr Encodes a Spermatid-Expressed Cytoplasmic Protein, SLX/XMR

Author: Louise N. Reynard, James M.A. Turner, Julie Cocquet, Shantha K. Mahadevaiah, Aminata Touré …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 329–335,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.061101

Evaluation of Chromosomal Risk Following Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection in the Mouse

Author: Hiroyuki Tateno, Yujiroh Kamiguchi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 336–342,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.057778

Maternal and Fetal Growth, Body Composition, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Status in Undernourished Adolescent Sheep

Author: Justin Luther, Raymond Aitken, John Milne, Masatoshi Matsuzaki, Lawrence Reynolds …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 343–350,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.061440

Placental Growth, Angiogenic Gene Expression, and Vascular Development in Undernourished Adolescent Sheep

Author: Justin Luther, John Milne, Raymond Aitken, Masatoshi Matsuzaki, Lawrence Reynolds …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 351–357,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.061457

Wild Fulvous Fruit Bats (Rousettus leschenaulti) Exhibit Human-Like Menstrual Cycle

Author: Xiaoping Zhang, Cheng Zhu, Haiyan Lin, Qing Yang, Qizhi Ou …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 358–364,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.058958

The Role of Aquaporin 3 in the Movement of Water and Cryoprotectants in Mouse Morulae

Author: Keisuke Edashige, Satoshi Ohta, Mitsunobu Tanaka, Tatsunaga Kuwano, Delgado M. Valdez, Jr. …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 365–375,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.059261

Sperm Motility Defects and Infertility in Male Mice with a Mutation in Nsun7, a Member of the Sun Domain-Containing Family of Putative RNA Methyltransferases

Author: Tanya Harris, Becky Marquez, Susan Suarez, John Schimenti
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 77, Issue 2, 1 August 2007, Pages 376–382,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.058669