Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/54/6
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Articles

Developmental and Stage-Dependent Expression of Melanin-Concentrating Hormone in Mammalian Germ Cells

Author: Guillaume Hervieu, Dominique Segretain, Jean-Louis Nahon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1161–1172,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1161

A Differentiation Antigen of Human Large Luteal Cells in Corpora Lutea of the Menstrual Cycle and Early Pregnancy

Author: Hiroshi Fujiwara, Masamichi Ueda, Nao Hattori, Takahide Mori, Michiyuki Maeda
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1173–1183,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1173

Effect of Testosterone on Maturational Gonadotropin Subunit Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels in the Goldfish Pituitary

Author: Danielle Huggard, Zeinur Khakoo, Geetha Kassam, Soheil Seyed Mahmoud, Hamid R. Habibi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1184–1191,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1184

Puberty Occurring Either Spontaneously or Induced Precociously in Rhesus Monkey (Macaca Mulatta) is Associated with a Marked Proliferation of Sertoli Cells

Author: G. R. Marshall, T. M. Plant
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1192–1199,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1192

Failure of Spermatogenesis to Recover Despite the Presence of A Spermatogonia in the Irradiated LBNF1 Rat

Author: Marko Kangasniemi, Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Marvin L. Meistrich
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1200–1208,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1200

Alterations of Intraembryonic Metabolites in Preimplantation Mouse Embryos Exposed to Elevated Concentrations of Glucose: A Metabolic Explanation for the Developmental Retardation Seen in Preimplantation Embryos from Diabetic Animals

Author: Kelle H. Moley, Maggie M-Y Chi, Jill K. Manchester, David B. McDougal, Jr., Oliver H. Lowry
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1209–1216,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1209

Recombinant Soluble Human Complement Receptor Type 1 Inhibits Antisperm Antibody- and Neutrophil-Mediated Injury to Human Sperm

Author: Osmond J. D′Cruz, Carol A. Toth, Gilbert G. Haas, Jr.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1217–1228,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1217

Inhibin and Activin Have Antagonistic Paracrine Effects on Gonadal Steroidogenesis during the Development of the Chicken Embryo

Author: L. Rombauts, D. Vanmontfort, E. Decuypere, G. Verhoeven
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1229–1237,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1229

Histone-Binding Domains in a Human Nuclear Autoantigenic Sperm Protein

Author: Iglika Batova, G. O′Rand
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1238–1244,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1238

Occurrence of Deoxyribonucleic Acid Fragmentation during Prolactin-Induced Structural Luteolysis in Cycling Rats

Author: Shigemi Matsuyama, Kyu-Tae Chang, Hirotaka Kanuka, Mami Ohnishi, Akihiro Ikeda …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1245–1251,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1245

Use of Synthetic Canine Relaxin to Develop a Rapid Homologous Radioimmunoassay

Author: Bernard G. Steinetz, Erika E. Büllesbach, Laura T. Goldsmith, Christian Schwabe, George Lust
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1252–1260,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1252

Unusual Abundance of Arginine and Ornithine in Porcine Allantoic Fluid

Author: Guoyao WU, Fuller W. Bazer, Wenbin Tuo, Sean P. Flynn
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1261–1265,
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/54.6.1261

Ovary Mediates the Effects of RU486 Given during Proestrus on the Diestrous Secretion of Luteinizing Hormone in the Rat

Author: María Tébar, Antonio Ruíz, Carmen Bellido, José E. Sáchez-Criado
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1266–1270,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1266

Localization of Three Genes in the Hook-Shaped Hamster Sperm Nucleus by Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization

Author: W. Steven Ward, John McNeil, Joy de Lara, Jeanne Lawrence
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1271–1278,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1271

Gap Junctional Protein Connexin 43 in Bovine Corpora Lutea Throughout the Estrous Cycle

Author: Anna T. Grazul-Bilska, Dale A. Redmer, Mary Lynn Johnson, Albina Jablonka-Shariff, Jerzy J. Bilski …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1279–1287,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1279

Malignant Potential, Major Histocompatibility Complex Antigen Expression, and Genomic Imprinting of Rat Trophoblast Cell Lines

Author: Heinz W. Kunz, Barbara Dixon-McCarthy, Thomas J. Gill III
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1288–1299,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1288

Regulated Assembly of Connexin33 and Connexin43 into Rat Sertoli Cell Gap Junctions

Author: Ignatius P. Tan, Christine Roy, Juan C. Sáez, Claudia G. Sáez, David L. Paul …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1300–1310,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1300

Interferon-y Inhibits the Synthesis and Release of Renin from Human Decidual Cells

Author: Hiroaki Jikihara, Alan M. Poisner, Stuart Handwerger
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1311–1316,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1311

Inhibitory Effect of Peritoneal Macrophages on Progesterone Release from Cocultured Rat Granulosa Cells is Reversed by Dexamethasone: Evidence for an Action Independent of Nitric Oxide and Distal to Cyclic Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate Generation

Author: Saffron Whitehead, Michael Lacey
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1317–1325,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1317

Expression of Heat Shock Protein 25 000 in Rat Uterus during Pregnancy and Pseudopregnancy

Author: Daniel R. Ciocca, Arturo O. Stati, Mariel A. Fanelli, Matthias Gaestel
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1326–1335,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1326

Duration of Estrogen Exposure Prior to Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Stimulation is Critical to Granulosa Cell Growth and Differentiation in Rats

Author: C. M. Reilly, W. E. Cannady, V. B. Mahesh, V. S. Stopper, L. M. De Sevilla …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1336–1342,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1336

Structural Relationship of Sperm Soluble Hyaluronidase to the Sperm Membrane Protein PH-20

Author: Gary R. Hunnicutt, Kimberly Mahan, William F. Lathrop, Chodavarapu S. Ramarao, Diana G. Myles …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1343–1349,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1343

Rat Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression and Luteolysis: Inhibition by Prostaglandin F2α

Author: Erik Bjurulf, Gunnar Selstam
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1350–1355,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1350

Proliferative Activity in the Different Ovarian Compartments in Cycling Rats Estimated by the 5-Bromodeoxyuridine Technique

Author: F. Gaytan, C. Morales, C. Bellido, E. Aguilar, J. E. Sanchez-Criado
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1356–1365,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1356

Identification and Distribution of Prostaglandin E Receptors on Porcine Luteal Cells

Author: Shu-Mang Feng, Glen W. Almond
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1366–1374,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1366

Validation of Radioimmunoassays for Two Salmon Gonadotropins (GTH I and GTH II) and Their Plasma Concentrations Throughout the Reproductive Cycle in Male and Female Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss)

Author: Francisco Prat, John P. Sumpter, Charles R. Tyler
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1375–1382,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1375

Pervanadate Mediated an Increased Generation of Inositol Phosphates and Tension in Rat Myometrium. Activation and Phosphorylation of Phospholipase C-γ1

Author: Bruno Palmier, Denis Leiber, Simone Harbon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1383–1389,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1383

Lipopolysaccharide Inhibits in Vitro Luteinizing Hormone-Stimulated Rat Ovarian Granulosa Cell Estradiol but Not Progesterone Secretion

Author: Christopher C. Taylor, Paul F. Terranova
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1390–1396,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1390

Microtubule Organization in Porcine Oocytes during Fertilization and Parthenogenesis

Author: Nam-Hyung Kim, Calvin Simerly, Hiroaki Funahashi, Gerald Schatten, Billy N. Day
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1397–1404,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1397

Stimulation of Human Sperm during Capacitation in Vitro by an Adenosine Agonist with Specificity for A2 Receptors

Author: Patrick Fénichel, Abdallah Gharib, Clélia Emiliozzi, Michèle Donzeau, Yves Ménézo
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1405–1411,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1405

Presence of Organic Osmolytes in Maturation Medium Enhances Cytoplasmic Maturation of Porcine Oocytes

Author: Hiroaki Funahashi, Nam-Hyung Kim, Todd T. Stumpf, Thomas C. Cantley, Billy N. Day
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1412–1419,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1412

Role of Epidermal Growth Factor in Bovine Oocyte Maturation and Preimplantation Embryo Development in Vitro

Author: Pat Lonergan, Catherine Carolan, Anne Van Langendonckt, Isabelle Donnay, Hadj Khatir …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1420–1429,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1420

Cell-Cell Interactions Related to Reproductive Biology: Report of National Institutes of Health Workshop, June 11, 1995, Bethesda, Maryland

Author: Dennis E. Leszczynski, Anna Steinberger
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1430–1433,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod54.6.1430


Ad Hoc Reviewers

Ad Hoc Reviewers

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1436–1438,
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/54.6.1436


Author Index Volume 54

Author Index Volume 54

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1439–1441,
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/54.6.1439


Subject Index Volume 54

Subject Index Volume 54

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1442–1447,
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/54.6.1442


Contents Volume 54

Contents Volume 54

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 54, Issue 6, 1 June 1996, Pages 1448–1452,
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/54.6.1448