Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/57/1
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Articles

Stage-Specific Requirement of Cysteine during in Vitro Maturation of Porcine Oocytes for Glutathione Synthesis Associated with Male Pronuclear Formation

Author: Ken Sawai, Hiroaki Funahashi, Koji Niwa
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 1–6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.1

Expression of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 Protein and Messenger Ribonucleic Acid by the Oviduct of Cyclic, Early-Pregnant, and Ovariectomized Steroid-Treated Gilts

Author: W. C. Buhi, I. M. Alvarez, A. R. Pickard, E. W. McIntush, A. J. Kouba …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 7–15,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.7

A Local Oxytocin System is Part of the Luteinization Process in the Preovulatory Follicle of the Marmoset Monkey (Callithrix Jacchus)

Author: A. Einspanier, A. Jurdzinski, J. K. Hodges
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 16–26,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.16

Time Course of Pronuclear Deoxyribonucleic Acid Synthesis in Parthenogenetically Activated Bovine Oocytes

Author: Eva Soloy, Jiří Kaňka, Dorthe Viuff, Steven Dale Smith, Henrik Callesen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 27–35,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.27

Comparison of the Effects of N-Methyl-DL-Aspartic Acid on Gonadotropin and Prolactin Secretion in Anestrous Mares and Mares Exhibiting Estrous Cycles during Anestrus

Author: Barry P. Fitzgerald, Laurie A. Davison
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 36–42,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.36

Direction of Blood Flow and Changes in Resistance of Major Arteries Supplying the Ovary of the Pregnant Rat

Author: H. M. Massa, N. W. Bruce
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 43–48,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.43

Synchronization of Meiosis in Porcine Oocytes by Exposure to Dibutyryl Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Improves Developmental Competence Following in Vitro Fertilization

Author: Hiroaki Funahashi, Thomas C. Cantley, Billy N. Day
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 49–53,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.49

Hypoxanthine Regulation of Oocyte Maturation in the Mouse: Insights Using Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase-Deficient Animals

Author: Stephen M. Downs
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 54–62,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.54

Timing of Activation of Primordial Follicles in Mature Rats is Only Slightly Affected by Fetal Stage at Meiotic Arrest

Author: S. Meredith, D. Doolin
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 63–67,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.63

Pre- and Postmeiotic Expression of Male Germ Cell-Specific Genes Throughout 2-Week Cocultures of Rat Germinal and Sertoli Cells

Author: Michèle Weiss, Michèle Vigier, Dominique Hue, Marie-Hélène Perrard-Sapori, Cécile Marret …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 68–76,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.68

Effects of Progesterone on the Secondary Surge of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in the Rat

Author: M. Tébar, J.Th.J. Uilenbroek, P. Kramer, R.H.N. van Schaik, C.D.J. Wierikx …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 77–84,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.77

Activation of Porcine Oocytes Via an Exogenously Introduced Rat Muscarinic M1 Receptor

Author: Zoltán Macháty, Mario A. Mayes, László G. Kovács, Pedro A. Balatti, Jae-Hwan Kim …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 85–91,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.85

1,2-Propanediol-Induced Premature Centromere Separation in Mouse Oocytes and Aneuploidy in One-Cell Zygotes

Author: John B. Mailhes, Daniel Young, Steve N. London
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 92–98,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.92

Porcine Fetal and Maternal Adrenocorticotropic Hormone and Corticosteroid Concentrations during Gestation and their Relation to Fetal Size

Author: Harold G. Klemcke, Ronald K. Christenson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 99–106,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.99

The Estradiol-Induced Luteinizing Hormone Surge in the Ewe is not Associated with Increased Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels

Author: Harveen Dhillon, Anita M. Dunn, Eduardo Esquivel, Debora L. Hamernik, Mark E. Wise
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 107–111,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.107

Expression of Follistatin and Inhibin/Activin Subunit Genes in Porcine Follicles

Author: M. D. Li, L. V. DePaolo, J. J. Ford
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 112–118,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.112

Marsupial Relaxin: Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid Sequence and Gene Expression in the Female and Male Tammar Wallaby, Macropus Eugenii

Author: Laura J. Parry, Werner Rust, Richard Ivell
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 119–127,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.119

Extra- and Intracellular Effects of Divergent Selection for Pituitary Responsiveness to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Prepubertal Ram Lambs

Author: N. P. Evans, T. A. Bramley, J. R. McNeilly, R. Webb
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 128–133,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.128

Reproductive Photoresponsiveness in Unmanipulated Male Fischer 344 Laboratory Rats

Author: Paul D. Heideman, C. John Sylvester
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 134–138,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.134

Pituitary Gonadotrophs are Strongly Activated at the Beginning of Spermatogenesis in African Catfish, Clarias Gariepinus

Author: Rüdiger W. Schulz, Matthijs A. Zandbergen, Jan Peute, Jan Bogerd, Wytske van Dijk …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 139–147,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.139

Changes in the Forward and Reverse Metabolism of Aromatizable Androgens during the Development of Large Ovarian Cysts in the Pregnant Rat

Author: Katryna Bogovich
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 148–157,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.148

Homologous Down-Regulation of Luteinizing Hormone/Chorionic Gonadotropin Receptors by Increasing the Degradation of Receptor Transcripts in Human Uterine Endometrial Stromal Cells

Author: S. W. Han, Z. M. Lei, Ch.V. Rao
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 158–164,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.158

Effects of Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, and Laparoscopic Artificial Insemination on Embryo, Endocrine, and Luteal Characteristics in the Domestic Cat

Author: Terri L. Roth, Barbara A. Wolfe, Julie A. Long, JoGayle Howard, David E. Wildt
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 165–171,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.165

Age-Related Changes in the Photoperiodic Response of Siberian Hamsters

Author: Daniel J. Bernard, Susan Losee-Olson, Fred W. Turek
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 172–177,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.172

Immunoblot Detection of Decreased Antibodies to Haptoglobin-Like Protein in the Serum of Infertile Women with or without Endometriosis

Author: Nadia Berkova, André Lemay, Pierre De Grandpré, Serge Goupil, Rodolphe Maheux
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 178–185,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.178

Identification, Expression, and Regulation of the Transcriptional Factor Polyomavirus Enhancer Activator 3, and its Putative Role in Regulating the Expression of Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase mRNA-IV in the Rat Epididymis

Author: Zi-Jian Lan, Michael A. Palladino, Daniel B. Rudolph, Jacquelyn C. Labus, Barry T. Hinton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 186–193,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.186

Expression and Function of the c-kit Proto-Oncogene Protein in Mouse Sperm

Author: Huailiang Feng, Jay I. Sandlow, Alexander Sandra
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 194–203,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.194

Transcription and Translation in Bovine Nuclear Transfer Embryos

Author: M.-C. Lavoir, D. Kelk, N. Rumph, F. Barnes, K. J. Betteridge …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 204–213,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod57.1.204


Erratum

Erratum

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Page 214,
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/57.1.214


Guidelines for Publication of Research

Guidelines for Publication of Research Results in Reproductive Biology

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 57, Issue 1, 1 July 1997, Pages 215–216,
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/57.1.215