Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/57/2
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Articles

Ovarian Expression, Cellular Localization, and Hormonal Regulation of Rat Secretory Phospholipase A2: Increased Expression by Interleukin-1 and by Gonadotropins

Author: Izhar Ben-Shlomo, Shahar Kol, Motomu Ando, Kristiina Ruutiainen Altman, Lechoslaw T. Putowski …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 217–225,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.217

Allogeneic and Xenogeneic Transplantation of Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue to Athymic Mice

Author: Karen T. Gunasena, Jonathan R.T. Lakey, Patricia M. Villines, Elizabeth S. Critser, John K. Critser
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 226–231,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.226

Equine Oocyte Competence for Nuclear and Cytoplasmic in Vitro Maturation: Effect of Follicle Size and Hormonal Environment

Author: Ghylène Goudet, Jacqueline Bézard, Guy Duchamp, Nadine Gérard, Eric Palmer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 232–245,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.232

Isolation and Characterization of MPM-2-Reactive Sperm Proteins: Homology to Components of the Outer Dense Fibers and Segmented Columns

Author: Charles R. Long, Richard P. Duncan, James M. Robl
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 246–254,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.246

Chronic Administration of the Environmental Pollutant 4-Tert-Octylphenol to Adult Male Rats Interferes with the Secretion of Luteinizing Hormone, Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, Prolactin, and Testosterone

Author: Charles A. Blake, Fredric R. Boockfor
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 255–266,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.255

Chronic Administration of 4-Tert-Octylphenol to Adult Male Rats Causes Shrinkage of the Testes and Male Accessory Sex Organs, Disrupts Spermatogenesis, and Increases the Incidence of Sperm Deformities

Author: Fredric R. Boockfor, Charles A. Blake
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 267–277,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.267

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Stimulates Circulating Gonadotropin Surge-Attenuating/Inhibiting Factor Bioactivity in Cows

Author: P. A. Fowler, C. A. Price
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 278–285,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.278

Detection of Transcripts for Retinoic Acid Receptors, Retinol-Binding Protein, and Transforming Growth Factors during Rapid Trophoblastic Elongation in the Porcine Conceptus

Author: Joel V. Yelich, Daniel Pomp, Rodney D. Geisert
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 286–294,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.286

Pharmacokinetics and Ovarian-Stimulatory Effects of Equine and Human Chorionic Gonadotropins Administered Singly and in Combination in the Domestic Cat

Author: William F. Swanson, Barbara A. Wolfe, Janine L. Brown, Tomas Martin-Jimenez, Jim E. Riviere …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 295–302,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.295

Type-1 and Type-2 Cytokines in Human Late-Gestation Decidual Tissue

Author: Catherine A. Jones, John J. Finlay-Jones, Prue H. Hart
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 303–311,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.303

Embryonic Abnormality Caused by Male Pheromonal Effect in Pregnancy Block in Mice

Author: Hak Jae Chung, Abner Benedict V. Reyes, Koji Watanabe, Hiroshi Tomogane, Noboru Wakasugi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 312–319,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.312

Effect of the Oxytocin Antagonist Atosiban (1 -Deamino-2-D-Tyr(OET)-4-Thr-8-Orn- Vasotocin/Oxytocin) on Nocturnal Myometrial Contractions, Maternal Cardiovascular Function, Transplacental Passage, and Fetal Oxygenation in the Pregnant Baboon during the Last Third of Gestation

Author: Peter W. Nathanielsz, M. Barbera O.M. Honnebier, C. Mecenas, S. L. Jenkins, M. L. Holland …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 320–324,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.320

An Antigenically Related Polypeptide Family is a Major Structural Constituent of a Stable Acrosomal Matrix Assembly in Bovine Spermatozoa

Author: Gary E. Olson, Virginia P. Winfrey, John C. Neff, Thomas J. Lukas, Subir K. NagDas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 325–334,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.325

Characterization of the Onset of Menopause in the Rhesus Macaque

Author: Kirsten V.K. Gilardi, Susan E. Shideler, Celia R. Valverde, Jeffrey A. Roberts, Bill L. Lasley
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 335–340,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.335

Immunoneutralization of Transforming Growth Factor α Present in Bovine Follicular Fluid Prevents the Suppression of the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone-Induced Production of Estradiol by Bovine Granulosa Cells Cultured in Vitro

Author: P. Rouillier, M.-A. Sirard, P. Matton, L. A. Guilbault
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 341–346,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.341

Source of Inhibin in Ovine Fetal Plasma and Amniotic Fluid during Late Gestation: Half-Life of Fetal Inhibin

Author: S. Miller, S. Wongprasartsuk, I. R. Young, M. E. Wlodek, J. R. McFarlane …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 347–353,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.347

Epididymal Maturation of Chromatin in Spermatozoa from Control Monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) and those Treated with Cetrorelix, a Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist

Author: R. Golan, T. G. Cooper, Y. Oschry, G. F. Weinbauer, L. Shochat …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 354–359,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.354

Estrogen-Mediated Mitochondrial Cholesterol Transport and Metabolism to Pregnenolone in the Rabbit Luteinized Ovary

Author: Steven J. Cok, Rick V. Hay, John A. Holt
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 360–366,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.360

Differential Distribution of the Tight-Junction-Associated Protein ZO-1 Isoforms α+ and α- in Guinea Pig Sertoli Cells: A Possible Association with F-Actin and G-Actin

Author: R.-Marc Pelletier, Yuji Okawara, María Leiza Vitale, James M. Anderson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 367–376,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.367

Relationships among Oocyte-Cumulus Morphology, Follicular Atresia, Initial Chromatin Configuration, and Oocyte Meiotic Competence in the Horse

Author: Katrin Hinrichs, Kimberly A. Williams
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 377–384,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.377

Production of Cloned Lambs from an Established Embryonic Cell Line: A Comparison between In Vivo- and In Vitro-Matured Cytoplasts

Author: David N. Wells, Pavia M. Misica, (Tony) A.M. Day, H. Robin Tervit
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 385–393,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.385

Changes in Androgen Secretion and Luteinizing Hormone Pulse Amplitude are Associated with the Recruitment and Growth of Ovarian Follicles during the Luteal Phase of the Bovine Estrous Cycle

Author: A.C.O. Evans, C. M. Komar, S-A. Wandji, J. E. Fortune
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 394–401,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.394

Coordinate Developmental Expression of Genes Regulating Sterol Economy and Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage in the Porcine Ovary

Author: Holly A. LaVoie, Allison M. Benoit, James C. Garmey, Robert A. Dailey, David J. Wright …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 402–407,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.402

Negative Feedback Potency of Estradiol is Increased in Orchidectomized Sheep during Chronic Nutrient Restriction

Author: J. L. Beckett, H. Sakurai, T. R. Famula, T. E. Adams
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 408–414,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.408

Moderate and Severe Nutrient Restriction has Divergent Effects on Gonadotroph Function in Orchidectomized Sheep

Author: J. L. Beckett, H. Sakurai, B. M. Adams, T. E. Adams
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 415–419,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.415

Induction of Apoptosis in Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin (eCG)-Primed Rat Ovaries by Anti-eCG Antibody

Author: David L. Boone, Jacqueline A. Carnegie, Peter U. Rippstein, Benjamin K. Tsang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 420–427,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.420

Protein Kinase C- and Ca2+ Ionophore-Stimulated Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Mechanically Dispersed Isolated Bovine Luteal Cells

Author: Eleni Sakka, Mick Rae, John Aitken, Tony Bramley
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 428–435,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.428

Oxytocin Antagonist [1-D(CH2)5,Tyr(ME)2,Thr4,Tyr-NH29]Ornithine Vasotocin Inhibits Oxytocin-Induced Prostaglandin F2α, Release in Late-Pregnant Cows

Author: A.-R. Fuchs, M. J. Fields, S.-M.T. Chang, W. W. Thatcher, C. C. Willard …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 436–441,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.436

Sperm from a Variety of Mammalian Species Express β1,4-Galactosyltransferase on their Surface

Author: Jennine L. Larson, David J. Miller
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 442–453,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.442

Rhesus Monkeys Produced by Nuclear Transfer

Author: Li Meng, John J. Ely, Richard L. Stouffer, Don P. Wolf
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 454–459,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.454

Refractoriness to a Static Melatonin Signal Develops in the Pituitary Gland for the Control of Prolactin Secretion in the Ram

Author: Gerald A. Lincoln, lain J. Clarke
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 460–467,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.460

Molecular Cloning and Hormone-Dependent Expression of Rabbit Muc1 in the Cervix and Uterus

Author: Aveline Hewetson, Beverly S. Chilton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 468–477,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.468

Role of Prolactin in the Regulation of Macrophages and in the Proliferative Activity of Vascular Cells in Newly Formed and Regressing Rat Corpora Lutea

Author: F. Gaytán, C. Morales, C. Bellido, E. Aguilar, J. E. Sánchez-Criado
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 2, 1 August 1997, Pages 478–486,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.2.478