Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002

Biology of Reproduction

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ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Male Reproductive Tract

Comparison, Characterization, and Identification of Proteases and Protease Inhibitors in Epididymal Fluids of Domestic Mammals. Matrix Metalloproteinases Are Major Fluid Gelatinases

Author: Sonia Métayer, Françoise Dacheux, Jean-Louis Dacheux, Jean-Luc Gatti
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1219–1229,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1219

Changes in the Testis Interstitium of Brown Norway Rats with Aging and Effects of Luteinizing and Thyroid Hormones on the Aged Testes in Enhancing the Steroidogenic Potential

Author: In-shik Kim, H.B. Siril Ariyaratne, S.M.L. Chamindrani Mendis-Handagama
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1359–1366,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1359

Effects of Cooling and Warming Rate to and from −70°C, and Effect of Further Cooling from −70 to −196°C on the Motility of Mouse Spermatozoa

Author: Chihiro Koshimoto, Peter Mazur
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1477–1484,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1477


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Oxytocin Receptor Regulation and Action in a Human Granulosa-Lutein Cell Line

Author: John A. Copland, Marya G. Zlatnik, Kirk L. Ives, Melvyn S. Soloff
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1230–1236,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1230


Female Reproductive Tract

Up-Regulation of Mesotocin Receptors in the Tammar Wallaby Myometrium Is Pregnancy-Specific and Independent of Estrogen

Author: Andrew L. Siebel, Helen M. Gehring, Chris D. Nave, Ross A.D. Bathgate, Clare E. Borchers …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1237–1243,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1237

Analysis of Luteal Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1, -2, and -3 During Prostaglandin F2α-Induced Luteolysis

Author: William A. Ricke, George W. Smith, Eric W. McIntush, Michael F. Smith
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1387–1394,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1387

Implantation-Associated Changes in Bovine Uterine Expression of Integrins and Extracellular Matrix

Author: Doris M. MacIntyre, Hai Choo Lim, Kim Ryan, Sarah Kimmins, Julie A. Small …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1430–1436,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1430

Osteopontin Expression and Regulation in the Testis, Efferent Ducts, and Epididymis of Rats During Postnatal Development Through to Adulthood

Author: Chad C. Luedtke, Marc D. McKee, Daniel G. Cyr, Mary Gregory, Mari T. Kaartinen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1437–1448,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1437


Embryo

Ultrastructural Characteristics of Fresh and Frozen-Thawed Ovine Embryos Using Two Cryoprotectants

Author: M.J. Cocero, S. Moreno Díaz de la Espina, B. Aguilar
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1244–1258,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1244

In Vitro Development of Horse Oocytes Reconstructed with the Nuclei of Fetal and Adult Cells

Author: Xihe Li, Lee H.-A. Morris, W.R. Allen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1288–1292,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1288

Age-Related Changes of the Somatotropic Axis in Cloned Holstein Calves

Author: Kristen E. Govoni, X. Cindy Tian, Gary W. Kazmer, Maneesh Taneja, Brian P. Enright …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1293–1298,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1293

Rhesus Monkey Embryos Produced by Nuclear Transfer from Embryonic Blastomeres or Somatic Cells

Author: Shoukhrat M. Mitalipov, Richard R. Yeoman, Kevin D. Nusser, Don P. Wolf
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1367–1373,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1367

Functional Significance of Gap Junctional Coupling in Preimplantation Development

Author: F.D. Houghton, K.J. Barr, G. Walter, H.-D. Gabriel, R. Grümmer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1403–1412,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1403

Monozygotic Twinning in Rhesus Monkeys by Manipulation of In Vitro-Derived Embryos

Author: Shoukhrat M. Mitalipov, Richard R. Yeoman, Hung-Chih Kuo, Don P. Wolf
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1449–1455,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1449


Gamete Biology

Golgi Apparatus Dynamics During Mouse Oocyte In Vitro Maturation: Effect of the Membrane Trafficking Inhibitor Brefeldin A

Author: Ricardo D. Moreno, Gerald Schatten, João Ramalho-Santos
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1259–1266,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1259

Regulation of Translation During In Vitro Maturation of Bovine Oocytes: The Role of MAP Kinase, eIF4E (Cap Binding Protein) Phosphorylation, and eIF4E-BP1

Author: W. Tomek, F.A. Melo Sterza, M. Kubelka, K. Wollenhaupt, H. Torner …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1274–1282,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1274

Carp Ovarian Cystatin Binds and Agglutinates Spermatozoa via Electrostatic Interaction

Author: Shun-Chang Wang, Fore-Lien Huang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1318–1327,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1318

Hypertonic Medium Treatment for Localization of Nuclear Material in Bovine Metaphase II Oocytes

Author: Ji-Long Liu, Li-Ying Sung, Michele Barber, Xiangzhong Yang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1342–1349,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1342

Complementary DNA Cloning and Characterization of Rat spergen-1, a Spermatogenic Cell-Specific Gene-1, Containing a Mitochondria-Targeting Signal

Author: Masamichi Doiguchi, Haruhiro Yamashita, Junko Ichinose, Takayuki Mori, Yosaburo Shibata …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1462–1470,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1462

Is Intracellular Ice Formation the Cause of Death of Mouse Sperm Frozen at High Cooling Rates?

Author: Peter Mazur, Chihiro Koshimoto
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1485–1490,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1485


Neuroendocrinology

Estradiol Modulation of Growth Hormone Secretion in the Ewe: No Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Neurons and Few Somatotropes Express Estradiol Receptor α

Author: Niamh Scanlan, Donal C. Skinner
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1267–1273,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1267

Neuroendocrine Control of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Secretion: II. Is Follistatin-Induced Suppression of FSH Secretion Mediated via Changes in Activin Availability and Does It Involve Changes in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Secretion?

Author: Vasantha Padmanabhan, Deborah Battaglia, Morton B. Brown, Fred J. Karsch, James S. Lee …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1395–1402,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1395

Central Infusion of Recombinant Ovine Leptin Normalizes Plasma Insulin and Stimulates a Novel Hypersecretion of Luteinizing Hormone after Short-Term Fasting in Mature Beef Cows

Author: M. Amstalden, M.R. Garcia, R.L. Stanko, S.E. Nizielski, C.D. Morrison …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1555–1561,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1555


Reproductive Technology

Production of Cloned Pigs from Cultured Fetal Fibroblast Cells

Author: Andrew C. Boquest, Christopher G. Grupen, Sharon J. Harrison, Stephen M. McIlfatrick, Rodney J. Ashman …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1283–1287,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1283

Conditions for In Vitro Maturation and Artificial Activation of Ferret Oocytes

Author: Ziyi Li, Qinshi Jiang, Maryam Rezaei Sabet, Yulong Zhang, Teresa C. Ritchie …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1380–1386,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1380


Ovary

Sequence Analysis and Expressional Regulation of Messenger RNAs Encoding β Subunits of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone in the Red-Bellied Newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster

Author: Atsushi Saito, Yoshihiko Kano, Masakazu Suzuki, Hideaki Tomura, Jun Takeda …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1299–1309,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1299

Ovarian Expression of Messenger RNA Encoding the Receptors for Luteinizing Hormone and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in a Marsupial, the Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Author: Douglas C. Eckery, Stan Lun, Brian P. Thomson, Winny Ng Chie, Lloyd G. Moore …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1310–1317,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1310

Thrombin Generation and Presence of Thrombin Receptor in Ovarian Follicles

Author: Lindsay E. Roach, James J. Petrik, Louise Plante, Jonathan LaMarre, Patricia A. Gentry
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1350–1358,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1350

Gonadotropin Surge-Induced Up-Regulation of the Plasminogen Activators (Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Urokinase Plasminogen Activator) and the Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor Within Bovine Periovulatory Follicular and Luteal Tissue

Author: Mark P.D. Dow, Leanne J. Bakke, Carolyn A. Cassar, Michael W. Peters, J. Richard Pursley …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1413–1421,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1413

Teleost Ovarian Carbonyl Reductase-Like 20β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase: Potential Role in the Production of Maturation-Inducing Hormone During Final Oocyte Maturation

Author: Minoru Tanaka, Shizuo Nakajin, Daisuke Kobayashi, Sachiko Fukada, Guijun Guan …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1498–1504,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1498

Transcriptional Regulation of the Cyclooxygenase-2 Gene Changes from Protein Kinase (PK) A- to PKC-Dependence after Luteinization of Granulosa Cells

Author: Yuh-Lin Wu, Milo C. Wiltbank
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1505–1514,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1505

Dynamic In Vivo Changes in Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases 1 and 2, and Matrix Metalloproteinases 2 and 9, During Prostaglandin F2α-Induced Luteolysis in Sheep

Author: Theresa A. Towle, Paul C.W. Tsang, Robert A. Milvae, Michelle K. Newbury, John A. McCracken
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1515–1521,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1515

Localization and Expression of Messenger RNAs for the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors in Ovarian Tissue from Naturally Cycling and Pseudopregnant Rats

Author: Carolyn M. Komar, Thomas E. Curry, Jr
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1531–1539,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1531

Androstenedione Interferes in Luteal Regression by Inhibiting Apoptosis and Stimulating Progesterone Production

Author: Alicia A. Goyeneche, Virginia Calvo, Geula Gibori, Carlos M. Telleria
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1540–1547,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1540

Expression of Leptin and Its Receptor in the Murine Ovary: Possible Role in the Regulation of Oocyte Maturation

Author: Natalie K. Ryan, Carole M. Woodhouse, Kylie H. Van der Hoek, Robert B. Gilchrist, David T. Armstrong …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1548–1554,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1548


Testis

Mouse Sperm Cell-Specific DnaJ First Homologue: An Evolutionarily Conserved Protein for Spermiogenesis

Author: Rosaria Meccariello, Gilda Cobellis, Giovanna Berruti, Marie-Pierre Junier, Michela Ceriani …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1328–1335,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1328

25-Hydroxycholesterol Is Produced by Testicular Macrophages During the Early Postnatal Period and Influences Differentiation of Leydig Cells In Vitro

Author: Jau-Jiin Chen, Yevgeniya Lukyanenko, James C. Hutson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1336–1341,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1336

Biological Activity and Enrichment of Spermatogonial Stem Cells in Vitamin A-Deficient and Hyperthermia-Exposed Testes from Mice Based on Colonization Following Germ Cell Transplantation

Author: Derek J. McLean, Lonnie D. Russell, Michael D. Griswold
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1374–1379,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1374

Development of the Stages of the Cycle in Mouse Seminiferous Epithelium after Transplantation of Green Fluorescent Protein-Labeled Spermatogonial Stem Cells

Author: Sami Ventelä, Hiroshi Ohta, Martti Parvinen, Yoshitake Nishimune
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1422–1429,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1422

Fas Is Involved in the p53-Dependent Apoptotic Response to Ionizing Radiation in Mouse Testis

Author: Michelle Embree-Ku, Deborah Venturini, Kim Boekelheide
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1456–1461,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1456

Germ Line Stem Cell Competition in Postnatal Mouse Testes

Author: Takashi Shinohara, Kyle E. Orwig, Mary R. Avarbock, Ralph L. Brinster
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1491–1497,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1491

Sertoli Cell Vacuolization and Abnormal Germ Cell Adhesion in Mice Deficient in an Inositol Polyphosphate 5-Phosphatase

Author: Elina Hellsten, David J. Bernard, Jennie W. Owens, Michael Eckhaus, Sharon F. Suchy …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1522–1530,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1522


Pregnancy

Concurrent Pregnancy Retards Mammary Involution: Effects on Apoptosis and Proliferation of the Mammary Epithelium after Forced Weaning of Mice

Author: Anthony V. Capuco, Minglin Li, Ezhou Long, Shuxun Ren, Kathleen S. Hruska …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1471–1476,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1471

Impact of Maternal Undernutrition During the Periconceptional Period, Fetal Number, and Fetal Sex on the Development of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Adrenal Axis in Sheep During Late Gestation

Author: L.J. Edwards, I.C. McMillen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Pages 1562–1569,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1562


ERRATUM

Erratum

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 66, Issue 5, 1 May 2002, Page 1570,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1570