Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/61/1
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Gamete Biology

Interplay of Maturation-Promoting Factor and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Inactivation during Metaphase-to-Interphase Transition of Activated Bovine Oocytes

Author: Lin Liu, Xiangzhong Yang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 1–7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.1

Developmentally Regulated Loss and Reappearance of Immunoreactive Somatic Histone H1 on Chromatin of Bovine Morula-Stage Nuclei Following Transplantation into Oocytes

Author: Vilceu Bordignon, Hugh J. Clarke, Lawrence C. Smith
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 22–30,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.22

Roles of Bicarbonate, cAMP, and Protein Tyrosine Phosphorylation on Capacitation and the Spontaneous Acrosome Reaction of Hamster Sperm

Author: Pablo E. Visconti, J. Stewart-Savage, Aida Blasco, Licia Battaglia, Patricia Miranda …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 76–84,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.76

Effect of Myosin Light Chain Kinase, Protein Kinase A, and Protein Kinase C Inhibition on Porcine Oocyte Activation

Author: Kristin M. Green, Jae Hwan Kim, Wei-Hua Wang, Billy N. Day, Randall S. Prather
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 111–119,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.111

Sensitivity of Domestic Cat (Felis catus) Sperm from Normospermic versus Teratospermic Donors to Cold-Induced Acrosomal Damage

Author: Budhan Pukazhenthi, Katharine Pelican, David Wildt, JoGayle Howard
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 135–141,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.135

Circannual Variations in Intraovarian Oocyte but Not Epididymal Sperm Quality in the Domestic Cat

Author: Rebecca E. Spindler, David E. Wildt
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 188–194,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.188

Role of Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Flagellar Proteins in Hamster Sperm Hyperactivation

Author: Yuming Si, Makoto Okuno
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 240–246,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.240

Hyperactivation of Hamster Sperm Motility by Temperature-Dependent Tyrosine Phosphorylation of an 80-kDa Protein

Author: Yuming Si
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 247–252,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.247

Hamster Sperm Protein, P26h: A Member of the Short-Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase Superfamily

Author: Christian Gaudreault, Christine Légaré, Bruno Bérubé, Robert Sullivan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 264–273,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.264

Production of Plasminogen Activators (PAs) in Bovine Cumulus-Oocyte Complexes during Maturation In Vitro: Effects of Epidermal Growth Factor on Production of PAs in Oocytes and Cumulus Cells

Author: Kwang-Wook Park, Sun-Ho Choi, Xue-Xiong Song, Hiroaki Funahashi, Koji Niwa
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 298–304,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.298

Mice Carrying Two t Haplotypes: Sperm Populations with Reduced Zona Pellucida Binding Are Deficient in Capacitation

Author: Yuming Si, Patricia Olds-Clarke
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 305–311,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.305


Embryo/Pregnancy

Endogenous Nitric Oxide Suppresses Rat Myometrial Connexin 43 Gap Junction Protein Expression during Pregnancy

Author: Stephen M. Sladek, Andrea Westerhausen-Larson, James M. Roberts
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 8–13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.8

Prostaglandins and Leukotriene B4 Are Potent Inhibitors of 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Activity in Human Choriocarcinoma JEG-3 Cells

Author: D.B. Hardy, L.E. Pereria, K. Yang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 40–45,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.40

Embryo Survival, and Fetal and Placental Growth Following Elevation of Maternal Estradiol Blood Concentrations in the Rat

Author: R.K. Bartholomeusz, N.W. Bruce, A.-M. Lynch
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 46–50,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.46

Switching Maternal Dietary Intake at the End of the First Trimester Has Profound Effects on Placental Development and Fetal Growth in Adolescent Ewes Carrying Singleton Fetuses

Author: Jacqueline M. Wallace, Deirdre A. Bourke, Raymond P. Aitken, Morven A. Cruickshank
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 101–110,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.101

Functional Capacity of Fetal Zone Cells of the Baboon Fetal Adrenal Gland: A Major Source of α-Inhibin

Author: Reinhart B. Billiar, Maria G. Leavitt, Patricia Smith, Eugene D. Albrecht, Gerald J. Pepe
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 142–146,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.142

Expression of Caspase and BCL-2 Apoptotic Family Members in Mouse Preimplantation Embryos

Author: Ginger E. Exley, Chaoyu Tang, Abigail S. McElhinny, Carol M. Warner
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 231–239,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.231

Infertility in a Line of Mice with the high growth Mutation Is Due to Luteal Insufficiency Resulting from Disruption at the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis

Author: Shelley L. Cargill, Juan F. Medrano, Gary B. Anderson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 283–287,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.283


Ovary

Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Their Tissue Inhibitor Messenger Ribonucleic Acids in Macaque Periovulatory Granulosa Cells: Time Course and Steroid Regulation

Author: Charles L. Chaffin, Richard L. Stouffer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 14–21,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.14

Follicle Deviation and Intrafollicular and Systemic Estradiol Concentrations in Mares

Author: E.L. Gastal, M.O. Gastal, M.C. Wiltbank, O.J. Ginther
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 31–39,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.31

Hormonal Regulation of Natriuretic Peptide System during Induced Ovarian Follicular Development in the Rat

Author: Jolanta Gutkowska, Marek Jankowski, M. Ram Sairam, Nabouki Fujio, Adelina M. Reis …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 162–170,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.162

Abnormal Estrous Cyclicity after Disruption of Endothelial and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Mice

Author: Albina Jablonka-Shariff, Sapna Ravi, Angeline N. Beltsos, Laura L. Murphy, Lisa M. Olson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 171–177,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.171

Production of Lysophosphatidic Acids by Lysophospholipase D in Human Follicular Fluids of In Vitro Fertilization Patients

Author: Akira Tokumura, Maki Miyake, Yuko Nishioka, Shuji Yamano, Toshihiro Aono …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 195–199,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.195

Ovarian Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist in Rats: Gene Expression, Cellular Localization, Cyclic Variation, and Hormonal Regulation of a Potential Determinant of Interleukin-1 Action

Author: Shahar Kol, Barry W. Donesky, Kristina Ruutiainen-Altman, Izhar Ben-Shlomo, Minoru Irahara …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 274–282,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.274


Testis

Binding Characteristics of Estrogen Receptor (ER) in Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) Testis: Different Affinity for Estrogens and Xenobiotics from that of Hepatic ER

Author: Anna Katrina Loomis, Peter Thomas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 51–60,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.51

Germ Cell Apoptosis in the Testes of Sprague Dawley Rats Following Testosterone Withdrawal by Ethane 1,2-Dimethanesulfonate Administration: Relationship to Fas?

Author: Sumon Nandi, Partha P. Banerjee, Barry R. Zirkin
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 70–75,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.70

Improvement of Spermatogenesis in Adult Cryptorchid Rat Testis by Intratesticular Infusion of Lactate

Author: J.L. Courtens, L. Plöen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 154–161,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.154

Effects of Stem Cell Factor and Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor on Survival of Porcine Type A Spermatogonia Cultured in KSOM

Author: Ghenima Dirami, Neelakanta Ravindranath, Vernon Pursel, Martin Dym
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 225–230,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.225


Immunology

Human Sperm Proteome: Immunodominant Sperm Surface Antigens Identified with Sera from Infertile Men and Women

Author: Jagathpala Shetty, Soren Naaby-Hansen, Hiroaki Shibahara, Richard Bronson, Charles J. Flickinger …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 61–69,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.61

Humoral Immune Response to Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin in Ewes: Association with Major Histocompatibility Complex and Interference with Subsequent Fertility

Author: François Roy, Bruno Combes, Daniel Vaiman, Edmond P. Cribiu, Thierry Pobel …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 209–218,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.209


Female Reproductive Tract

Regulation of Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 Expression in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells by Estrogen and Progesterone

Author: Aydin Arici, Levent M. Senturk, Emre Seli, Mert O. Bahtiyar, Grace Kim
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 85–90,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.85

Differential Activity of Diethylstilbestrol versus Estradiol As Neonatal Endocrine Disruptors in the Female Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) Reproductive Tract

Author: William J. Hendry, III, Brian L. DeBrot, Xinglong Zheng, William S. Branham, Daniel M. Sheehan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 91–100,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.91

Transcription Factors Ets1, Ets2, and Elf1 Exhibit Differential Localization in Human Endometrium across the Menstrual Cycle and Alternate Isoforms in Cultured Endometrial Cells

Author: Lynette M. Kilpatrick, Ismail Kola, Lois A. Salamonsen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 120–126,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.120

Persistent Dominant Follicle Alters Pattern of Oviductal Secretory Proteins from Cows at Estrus

Author: Mario Binelli, James Hampton, William C. Buhi, William W. Thatcher
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 127–134,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.127

Endometrial Development and Adenogenesis in the Neonatal Pig: Effects of Estradiol Valerate and the Antiestrogen ICI 182,780

Author: Becky J. Tarleton, Anne A. Wiley, Frank F. Bartol
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 253–263,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.253

Expression of the Interferon Tau Inducible Ubiquitin Cross-Reactive Protein in the Ovine Uterus

Author: Greg A. Johnson, Thomas E. Spencer, Thomas R. Hansen, Kathy J. Austin, Robert C. Burghardt …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 312–318,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.312

Progesterone Regulation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Rat Decidua Basalis during Pregnancy

Author: Donghai Dai, Thomas F. Ogle
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 326–332,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.326


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Diverse Effects of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors on Follicle-Stimulating Hormone-Stimulated Estradiol and Progesterone Production from Rat Granulosa Cells in Serum-Containing Medium and Serum-Free Medium Containing Epidermal Growth Factor

Author: Donna Haynes-Johnson, Muh-Tsann Lai, Carolyn Campen, Stephen Palmer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 147–153,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.147


Reproductive Technology

Effects of Cryopreservation Procedures on the Cytology and Fertilization Rate of In Vitro-Matured Bovine Oocytes

Author: Kathryn M. Saunders, John E. Parks
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 178–187,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.178


Male Reproductive Tract

Imprinting by Neonatal Sex Steroids on the Structure and Function of the Mature Mouse Prostate

Author: Jaskirat Singh, David J. Handelsman
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 200–208,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.200

Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid Cloning and Tissue Expression of BSP-A3 and BSP-30-kDa: Phosphatidylcholine and Heparin-Binding Proteins of Bovine Seminal Plasma

Author: Dominic Salois, Martin Ménard, Yves Paquette, Puttaswamy Manjunath
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 288–297,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.288


Neuroendocrinology/Pituitary

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Proteins, and Gonadotropins in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis and Serum of Nutrient-Restricted Ewes

Author: J.L. Snyder, J.A. Clapper, A.J. Roberts, D.W. Sanson, D.L. Hamernik …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 219–224,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.219

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation by Stimulation with Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone in Rat Pituitary GH3 Cells

Author: Haruhiko Kanasaki, Kohji Fukunaga, Kentaro Takahashi, Kohji Miyazaki, Eishichi Miyamoto
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 61, Issue 1, 1 July 1999, Pages 319–325,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod61.1.319