Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001

Biology of Reproduction

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ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Gamete Biology

Surgically Induced Cryptorchidism-Related Degenerative Changes in Spermatogonia Are Associated with Loss of Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate-Dependent Phosphodiesterases Type 4 in Abdominal Testes of Rats

Author: Shakeel M. Farooqui, Fakhri Al-Bagdadi, Miles D. Houslay, Graeme B. Bolger, R. Stout …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1583–1589,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1583

Stimulation by N6-Cyclopentyladenosine of A1 Adenosine Receptors, Coupled to Gαi2 Protein Subunit, Has a Capacitative Effect on Human Spermatozoa

Author: Cinzia Allegrucci, Lavinia Liguori, Alba Minelli
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1653–1659,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1653

Expression and Localization of the Aquaporin-8 Water Channel in Rat Testis

Author: Giuseppe Calamita, Amelia Mazzone, Yoon S. Cho, Giovanna Valenti, Maria Svelto
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1660–1666,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1660

Signaling Pathway of Nitric Oxide-Induced Acrosome Reaction in Human Spermatozoa

Author: Alberto Revelli, Costanzo Costamagna, Federica Moffa, Elisabetta Aldieri, Simona Ochetti …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1708–1712,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1708

Lack of Sharing of Spam1 (Ph-20) among Mouse Spermatids and Transmission Ratio Distortion

Author: Y. Zheng, X. Deng, P.A. Martin-DeLeon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1730–1738,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1730

Stage and Cell-Specific Expression of Calmodulin-Dependent Phosphodiesterases in Mouse Testis

Author: Chen Yan, Allan Z. Zhao, William K. Sonnenburg, Joseph A. Beavo
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1746–1754,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1746

Biochemical and Developmental Evidence That Ooplasmic Maturation of Prepubertal Bovine Oocytes Is Compromised

Author: D.F. Salamone, P. Damiani, R.A. Fissore, J.M. Robl, R.T. Duby
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1761–1768,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1761

A Highly Conserved Sequence Essential for Translational Repression of the Protamine 1 Messenger RNA in Murine Spermatids

Author: Jun Zhong, Antoine H.F.M. Peters, Kathy Kafer, Robert E. Braun
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1784–1789,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1784


Embryo

Temporospatial Changes of Kinin B2 Receptors During the Estrous Cycle and Pregnancy in the Rat Uterus

Author: Carlos D. Figueroa, Cecilia Chacón, Jenny Corthorn, Pamela Ehrenfeld, Werner Müller-Esterl …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1590–1599,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1590

Effect of Dietary Energy and Protein on Bovine Follicular Dynamics and Embryo Production In Vitro: Associations with the Ovarian Insulin-Like Growth Factor System

Author: D.G. Armstrong, T.G. McEvoy, G. Baxter, J.J. Robinson, C.O. Hogg …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1624–1632,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1624

Serglycin Proteoglycan Synthesis in the Murine Uterine Decidua and Early Embryo

Author: Hon-Chung Keith Ho, Kathleen E. McGrath, Kristin C. Brodbeck, James Palis, Barbara P. Schick
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1667–1676,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1667

Clonal Lines of Transgenic Fibroblast Cells Derived from the Same Fetus Result in Different Development When Used for Nuclear Transfer in Pigs

Author: B. Kühholzer, R.J. Hawley, L. Lai, D. Kolber-Simonds, R.S. Prather
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1695–1698,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1695

Regulation of Zygotic Gene Activation in the Preimplantation Mouse Embryo: Global Activation and Repression of Gene Expression

Author: Jun Ma, Petr Svoboda, Richard M. Schultz, Paula Stein
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1713–1721,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1713

Differential Display and Suppressive Subtractive Hybridization Used to Identify Granulosa Cell Messenger RNA Associated with Bovine Oocyte Developmental Competence

Author: Claude Robert, Dominic Gagné, Daniel Bousquet, Frank L. Barnes, Marc-André Sirard
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1812–1820,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1812

Growth Hormone (GH)/GH Receptor Expression and GH-Mediated Effects During Early Bovine Embryogenesis

Author: Sabine Kölle, Miodrag Stojkovic, Katja Prelle, Michael Waters, Eckhard Wolf …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1826–1834,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1826

Altering Intracellular pH Disrupts Development and Cellular Organization in Preimplantation Hamster Embryos

Author: Jayne M. Squirrell, Michelle Lane, Barry D. Bavister
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1845–1854,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1845


Male Reproductive Tract

B-Myc, A Proximal Caput Epididymal Protein, Is Dependent on Androgens and Testicular Factors for Expression

Author: Gail A. Cornwall, Rebecca Collis, Qiurong Xiao, Nelson Hsia, Stephen R. Hann
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1600–1607,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1600

Distribution of the Vacuolar H+ATPase Along the Rat and Human Male Reproductive Tract

Author: Carol M. Herak-Kramberger, Sylvie Breton, Dennis Brown, Ognjen Kraus, Ivan Sabolić
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1699–1707,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1699


Female Reproductive Tract

Endometrial Glands Are Required for Preimplantation Conceptus Elongation and Survival

Author: C. Allison Gray, Kristin M. Taylor, W. Shawn Ramsey, Jonathan R. Hill, Fuller W. Bazer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1608–1613,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1608

Autocrine/Paracrine Action of Oxytocin in Pig Endometrium

Author: Jianbo Hu, Tenneille E. Ludwig, Ugur Salli, Fredrick Stormshak, Mark A. Mirando
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1682–1688,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1682

Peroxisomes and Ether Lipid Biosynthesis in Rat Testis and Epididymis

Author: Susanne Reisse, Gernot Rothardt, Alfred Völkl, Konstantin Beier
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1689–1694,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1689

Characterization of a Fucose-Binding Protein from Bull Sperm and Seminal Plasma That May Be Responsible for Formation of the Oviductal Sperm Reservoir

Author: George G. Ignotz, Margaret C. Lo, Carissa L. Perez, TanYa M. Gwathmey, Susan S. Suarez
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1806–1811,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1806


Neuroendocrinology

Developmental Changes in the Long Form Leptin Receptor and Related Neuropeptide Gene Expression in the Pig Brain

Author: Ji Lin, C. Richard Barb, Robert R. Kraeling, George B. Rampacek
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1614–1618,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1614


Ovary

Endothelin-1 Mediates Prostaglandin F2α-Induced Luteal Regression in the Ewe

Author: S.T. Hinckley, R.A. Milvae
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1619–1623,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1619

Hypocoagulable State of Human Preovulatory Ovarian Follicular Fluid: Role of Sulfated Proteoglycan and Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor in the Fluid

Author: Hayato Shimada, Shinpei Kasakura, Masahide Shiotani, Kimihiko Nakamura, Masanori Ikeuchi …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1739–1745,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1739

Decreased Intracellular Potassium Levels Underlie Increased Progesterone Synthesis During Ovarian Follicular Atresia

Author: Stephen A. Gross, Joshua M. Newton, Francis M. Hughes, Jr
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1755–1760,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1755

Frequency of Luteinizing Hormone Surges and Egg Production Rate in Turkey Hens

Author: H.-K. Liu, K.E. Nestor, D.W. Long, W.L. Bacon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1769–1775,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1769

Chicken Granulosa Cells Show Differential Expression of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) and Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Receptor Messenger RNA and Differential Responsiveness to EGF and LH Dependent upon Location of Granulosa Cells to the Germinal Disc

Author: Humphrey H.C. Yao, Janice M. Bahr
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1790–1796,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1790

Decline in Circulating Estradiol During the Periovulatory Period Is Correlated with Decreases in Estradiol and Androgen, and in Messenger RNA for P450 Aromatase and P450 17α-Hydroxylase, in Bovine Preovulatory Follicles

Author: C.M. Komar, A.K. Berndtson, A.C.O. Evans, J.E. Fortune
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1797–1805,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1797


Testis

Discrepancy Between Molecular Structure and Ligand Selectivity of a Testicular Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor of the African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

Author: J. Bogerd, M. Blomenröhr, E. Andersson, H.H.A.G.M. van der Putten, C.P. Tensen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1633–1643,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1633

Microtubule Depolymerization in Rat Seminiferous Epithelium Is Associated with Diminished Tyrosination of α-Tubulin

Author: Liane M. Correa, Marion G. Miller
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1644–1652,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1644

Overexpression of the CstF-64 and CPSF-160 Polyadenylation Protein Messenger RNAs in Mouse Male Germ Cells

Author: Brinda Dass, Ebtesam N. Attaya, A. Michelle Wallace, Clinton C. MacDonald
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1722–1729,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1722


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

17β-Estradiol Modulates Prostaglandin E2 Release from Human Amnion-Derived WISH Cells

Author: Barbara Pavan, Carla Biondi, Maria Enrica Ferretti, Laura Lunghi, Guglielmo Paganetto
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1677–1681,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1677


Pregnancy

Pregnancy and Steroid Hormones Enhance the Systemic and Regional Hemodynamic Effects of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide in Rats

Author: P.R.R. Gangula, H. Zhao, S.J. Wimalawansa, S.C. Supowit, D.J. DiPette …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1776–1783,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1776

Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Ligands and erbB Genes in the Peri-Implantation Rabbit Uterus and Blastocyst

Author: Thomas Klonisch, Patricia Wolf, Sabine Hombach-Klonisch, Sylke Vogt, Andreas Kuechenhoff …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1835–1844,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1835

Relationship Between Placental Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression and Placental/Endometrial Vascularity in the Pig

Author: Kimberly A. Vonnahme, Matthew E. Wilson, Stephen P. Ford
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 1821–1825,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod64.6.1821