Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000

Biology of Reproduction

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ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Editor’s Preface

Editor’s Preface

Author: Virendra B. Mahesh, Ph.D., D.Phil.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Page 1575,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1575


Embryo

Human Fetal Membranes: Their Preterm Premature Rupture

Author: Gillian D. Bryant-Greenwood, Lynnae K. Millar
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1575–1579,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1575b

Expression Pattern of Oct-4 in Preimplantation Embryos of Different Species

Author: N. Kirchhof, J.W. Carnwath, E. Lemme, K. Anastassiadis, H. Schöler …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1698–1705,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1698

Effects of Sodium Pyruvate in Nonserum Maturation Medium on Maturation, Fertilization, and Subsequent Development of Bovine Oocytes With or Without Cumulus Cells

Author: Masaya Geshi, Naoki Takenouchi, Nobuhiko Yamauchi, Takashi Nagai
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1730–1734,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1730

Changes in the Temporal and Spatial Expression of Hβ58 During Formation and Maturation of the Chorioallantoic Placenta in the Rat

Author: Virginia Rider, Stephanie R. Jones, Raymond T. Foster, Kazuhiko Imakawa
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1735–1746,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1735

Evidence for Placental Abnormality as the Major Cause of Mortality in First-Trimester Somatic Cell Cloned Bovine Fetuses

Author: Jonathan R. Hill, Robert C. Burghardt, Karen Jones, Charles R. Long, Charles R. Looney …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1787–1794,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1787

Immunoglobulin-Secreting Cells of Maternal Origin Can Be Detected in B Cell-Deficient Mice

Author: Marie Arvola, Erika Gustafsson, Lars Svensson, Liselotte Jansson, Rikard Holmdahl …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1817–1824,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1817

Nucleolar Proteins and Ultrastructure in Preimplantation Porcine Embryos Developed In Vivo

Author: P. Hyttel, J. Laurincik, Ch. Rosenkranz, D. Rath, H. Niemann …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1848–1856,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1848

Apoptosis in Rat Placenta Is Zone-Dependent and Stimulated by Glucocorticoids

Author: Brendan J. Waddell, Susan Hisheh, A.M. Dharmarajan, Peter J. Burton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1913–1917,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1913


Ovary

Effect of Cell-to-Cell Contact on In Vitro Deoxyribonucleic Acid Synthesis and Apoptosis Responses of Bovine Granulosa Cells to Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Epidermal Growth Factor

Author: A.M. Luciano, S. Modina, F. Gandolfi, A. Lauria, D.T. Armstrong
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1580–1585,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1580

Developmental Expression of Cytochrome P450 Side-Chain Cleavage and Cytochrome P450 17α-Hydroxylase Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Protein in the Neonatal Hamster Ovary

Author: James R. Schwartz, Shyamal K. Roy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1586–1593,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1586

Time-Dependent Ovulation Inhibition of a Selective Progesterone-Receptor Antagonist (Org 31710) and Effects on Ovulatory Mediators in the In Vitro Perfused Rat Ovary

Author: Marita Pall, Masato Mikuni, Kenrokuro Mitsube, Mats Brännström
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1642–1647,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1642

Changes in the Expression of Genes Encoding Steroidogenic Enzymes in the Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Ovary Throughout a Reproductive Cycle

Author: R. Sampath Kumar, Shigeho Ijiri, John M. Trant
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1676–1682,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1676

Estrogen Receptor-β Expression in Relation to the Expression of Luteinizing Hormone Receptor and Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Rat Ovarian Follicles

Author: Bagna Bao, Narender Kumar, Russell M. Karp, H. Allen Garverick, Kalyan Sundaram
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1747–1755,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1747

Retinoic Acid Accelerates the Development of Reproductive Organs and Egg Production in Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Author: Zhengwei Fu, Hisanori Kato, Kunio Sugahara, Tatsuo Kubo
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1795–1800,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1795


Testis

A Novel N-Terminal Domain Directs Membrane Localization of Mouse Testis-Specific Calpastatin

Author: Siming Li, Erwin Goldberg
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1594–1600,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1594

Isolation and Characterization of a Haploid Germ Cell-Specific Novel Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid; Testis-Specific Homologue of Succinyl CoA:3-Oxo Acid CoA Transferase

Author: Minoru Koga, Hiromitsu Tanaka, Kentaro Yomogida, Masami Nozaki, Junji Tsuchida …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1601–1609,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1601

Expression and Action of Neurotropin-3 and Nerve Growth Factor in Embryonic and Early Postnatal Rat Testis Development

Author: Andrea S. Cupp, Grace H. Kim, Michael K. Skinner
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1617–1628,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1617

Cell Proliferation and Hormonal Changes During Postnatal Development of the Testis in the Pig

Author: Luiz R. França, Valdemiro A. Silva, Jr., Hélio Chiarini-Garcia, Simone K. Garcia, Luciano Debeljuk
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1629–1636,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1629

Characteristics of Infertility and the Improvement of Fertility by Thyroxine Treatment in Adult Male Hypothyroid rdw Rats

Author: Jin-Yi Jiang, Motoaki Umezu, Eimei Sato
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1637–1641,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1637

Testin Induction: The Role of Cyclic 3′,5′-Adenosine Monophosphate/Protein Kinase A Signaling in the Regulation of Basal and Lonidamine-Induced Testin Expression by Rat Sertoli Cells

Author: Josephine Grima, C. Yan Cheng
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1648–1660,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1648

Redistribution of Bax Is an Early Step in an Apoptotic Pathway Leading to Germ Cell Death in Rats, Triggered by Mild Testicular Hyperthermia

Author: Cindy M. Yamamoto, Amiya P. Sinha Hikim, Phuong N. Huynh, Brian Shapiro, Yanhe Lue …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1683–1690,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1683

Desert hedgehog (Dhh) Gene Is Required in the Mouse Testis for Formation of Adult-Type Leydig Cells and Normal Development of Peritubular Cells and Seminiferous Tubules

Author: Ann M. Clark, Kristin K. Garland, Lonnie D. Russell
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1825–1838,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1825

Involvement of the D-Type Cyclins in Germ Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in the Mouse

Author: Tim L. Beumer, Hermien L. Roepers-Gajadien, Iris S. Gademan, Henk B. Kal, Dirk G. de Rooij
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1893–1898,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1893


Gamete Biology

Acquisition of Meiotic Competence in Mouse Oocytes: Absolute Amounts of p34cdc2, Cyclin B1, cdc25C, and wee1 in Meiotically Incompetent and Competent Oocytes

Author: Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Richard M. Schultz, Gregory S. Kopf
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1610–1616,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1610

Comparison of Recombinant Growth Differentiation Factor-9 and Oocyte Regulation of KIT Ligand Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Mouse Ovarian Follicles

Author: Ieuan M. Joyce, Amander T. Clark, Frank L. Pendola, John J. Eppig
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1669–1675,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1669

SFE1, a Constituent of the Fertilization Envelope in the Sea Urchin Is Made by Oocytes and Contains Low-Density Lipoprotein-Receptor-Like Repeats

Author: Gary M. Wessel, Sean Conner, Michael Laidlaw, Jacob Harrison, Gary J. LaFleur, Jr
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1706–1712,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1706

Meiotic Nondisjunction of Chromosomes 1, 17, 18, X, and Y in Men More Than 80 Years of Age

Author: M. Guttenbach, F.-M. Köhn, W. Engel, M. Schmid
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1727–1729,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1727

In Vitro Fertilization with Cryopreserved Inbred Mouse Sperm

Author: Jorge M. Sztein, Jane S. Farley, Larry E. Mobraaten
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1774–1780,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1774

Actin-Binding Properties and Colocalization with Actin During Spermiogenesis of Mammalian Sperm Calicin

Author: Christophe Lécuyer, Jean-Louis Dacheux, Eric Hermand, Etienne Mazeman, Jean Rousseaux …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1801–1810,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1801

Presence of Fas-Fas Ligand System and Bcl-2 Gene Products in Cells and Fluids from Gonadotropin-Stimulated Human Ovaries1

Author: Maria José de los Santos, Deborah J. Anderson, Catherine Racowsky, Joseph A. Hill
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1811–1816,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1811

Systematic Characterization of Sperm-Specific Membrane Proteins in Swine

Author: Nancy P. Haden, John R. Hickox, C. Scott Whisnant, Daniel M. Hardy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1839–1847,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1839


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Gap Junction Communication and Connexin 43 Gene Expression in a Rat Granulosa Cell Line: Regulation by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

Author: Britta Sommersberg, Andreas Bulling, Ulrich Salzer, Ulrike Fröhlich, Robert E. Garfield …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1661–1668,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1661


Neuroendocrinology

Early Maturity in the Male Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone Gene Expression and Their Regulation by Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogue and Testosterone

Author: Shimon Hassin, M. Claire, H. Holland, Yonathan Zohar
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1691–1697,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1691

Acute Re-Feeding Reverses Food Restriction-Induced Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis Deficits

Author: Jennifer L. Temple, Emilie F. Rissman
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1721–1726,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1721

Quantitative Analysis of fushi tarazu Factor 1 Homolog Messenger Ribonucleic Acids in the Pituitary of Salmon at Different Prespawning Stages

Author: Mikihiko Higa, Hiromi Kanda, Takashi Kitahashi, Michihiko Ito, Tadayoshi Shiba …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1756–1763,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1756

Cloning, Tissue Distribution, and Central Expression of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor in the Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Author: Thierry Madigou, Evaristo Mañanos-Sanchez, Sandra Hulshof, Isabelle Anglade, Silvia Zanuy …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1857–1866,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1857

Altered Fetal Pituitary-Adrenal Function in the Ovine Fetus Treated with RU486 and Meloxicam, an Inhibitor of Prostaglandin Synthase-II

Author: K.J. McKeown, J.R.G. Challis, C. Small, L. Adamson, A.D. Bocking …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1899–1904,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1899


Anterior pituitary

Expression of Tenascin-C in Stromal Cells of the Murine Uterus During Early Pregnancy: Induction by Interleukin-1α, Prostaglandin E2, and Prostaglandin F2α

Author: Naomi Noda, Hiroyuki Minoura, Rika Nishiura, Nagayasu Toyoda, Kyoko Imanaka-Yoshida …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1713–1720,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1713


Female Reproductive Tract

Desmosomes Are Reduced in the Mouse Uterine Luminal Epithelium During the Preimplantation Period of Pregnancy: A Mechanism for Facilitation of Implantation

Author: Ian M. Illingworth, Irena Kiszka, Steven Bagley, Grenham W. Ireland, David R. Garrod …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1764–1773,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1764

Detection of Multiple Bone Morphogenetic Protein Messenger Ribonucleic Acids and Their Signal Transducer, Smad1, During Mouse Decidualization

Author: Ying Ying, Guang-Quan Zhao
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1781–1786,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1781

Adenosine Triphosphate Induces Inhibition of Na+ Absorption in Mouse Endometrial Epithelium: A Ca2+-Dependent Mechanism

Author: X.F. Wang, H.C. Chan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1918–1924,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1918


Behavior

Effect of Prolactin and Androgen on the Expression of the Female-Attracting Pheromone Silefrin in the Abdominal Gland of the Newt, Cynops ensicauda

Author: Takeo Iwata, Genri Kawahara, Kazutoshi Yamamoto, Cheng Ji Zhou, Shigeo Nakajo …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1867–1872,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1867


Male Reproductive Tract

Estrogen Receptor α Has a Functional Role in the Mouse Rete Testis and Efferent Ductules

Author: Ki-Ho Lee, Rex A. Hess, Janice M. Bahr, Dennis B. Lubahn, Julia Taylor …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1873–1880,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1873

Characterization of an Androgen-Specific Response Region Within the 5′ Flanking Region of the Murine Epididymal Retinoic Acid Binding Protein Gene

Author: Jean-Jacques Lareyre, Kim Reid, Colleen Nelson, Susan Kasper, Paul S. Rennie …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1881–1892,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1881


Immunology

Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor α and Its Type I Receptor in Luteal Regression: Induction of Programmed Cell Death in Bovine Corpus Luteum-Derived Endothelial Cells

Author: Aharon Friedman, Shay Weiss, Nizan Levy, Rina Meidan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1905–1912,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1905


AD HOC Reviewers

AD HOC Reviewers

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1926–1927,
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/63.6.1926


Subject Index Volume 63

Subject Index Volume 63

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Pages 1932–1938,
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/63.6.1932


Erratum

Erratum

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2000, Page 1949,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1949