Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/67/1
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Testis

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of oppo 1: A Haploid Germ Cell-Specific Complementary DNA Encoding Sperm Tail Protein

Author: Yoshihiro Nakamura, Hiromitsu Tanaka, Minoru Koga, Yasushi Miyagawa, Naoko Iguchi …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 1–7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.1

Positive Regulation of Retinoic Acid Receptor Alpha by Protein Kinase C and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Sertoli Cells

Author: Kirt W. Braun, My-Nuong Vo, Kwan Hee Kim
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 29–37,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.29

Apoptosis, Onset and Maintenance of Spermatogenesis: Evidence for the Involvement of Kit in Kit-Haplodeficient Mice

Author: Fabrice Guerif, Veronique Cadoret, Valerie Rahal-Perola, Jacques Lansac, Florence Bernex …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 70–79,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.70

Comparative Testis Morphometry and Seminiferous Epithelium Cycle Length in Donkeys and Mules

Author: Elizabeth S. Neves, Hélio Chiarini-Garcia, Luiz R. França
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 247–255,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.247


Ovary

Luteotropic Roles of Prolactin in Early Pregnant Hamsters

Author: Joyce C. Chen, Jen-Hsou Lin, Leang-Shin Wu, Yuan-Feen Tsai, Tsung Hsien Su …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 8–13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.8

Activin A, Estradiol, and Free Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in Follicular Fluid Preceding the Experimental Assumption of Follicle Dominance in Cattle

Author: O.J. Ginther, M.A. Beg, D.R. Bergfelt, K. Kot
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 14–19,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.14

Potassium Channel Antagonists Influence Porcine Granulosa Cell Proliferation, Differentiation, and Apoptosis

Author: Mohan Manikkam, Yan Li, Brianna M. Mitchell, Diane E. Mason, Lisa C. Freeman
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 88–98,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.88

Bovine Membrane-Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase: Molecular Cloning and Expression in the Corpus Luteum

Author: Bo Zhang, Li Yan, Marsha A. Moses, Paul C.W. Tsang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 99–106,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.99

Epidermal Growth Factor Enhances Expression of Connexin 43 Protein in Cultured Porcine Preantral Follicles

Author: Digbo Bolamba, Anthony A. Floyd, John J. McGlone, Vaughan H. Lee
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 154–160,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.154

Retinoic Acid Mediates Transcriptional Repression of Ovine Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Gene via a Pleiotropic Nuclear Receptor Response Element

Author: Weirong Xing, M. Ram Sairam
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 204–211,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.204


Male Reproductive Tract

Gene Therapy of Erectile Dysfunction in the Rat with Penile Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase

Author: Thomas R. Magee, Monica Ferrini, Hermes J. Garban, Dolores Vernet, Kohnosuke Mitani …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 20–28,
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolreprod/67.1.20

Rabbit Epididymal Secretory Proteins. I. Characterization and Hormonal Regulation

Author: Brett Nixon, Russell C. Jones, Lyall A. Hansen, Michael K. Holland
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 133–139,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.133

Rabbit Epididymal Secretory Proteins. II. Immunolocalization and Sperm Association of REP38

Author: Brett Nixon, Russell C. Jones, Hannah G. Clarke, Michael K. Holland
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 140–146,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.140

Rabbit Epididymal Secretory Proteins. III. Molecular Cloning and Characterization of the Complementary DNA for REP38

Author: Brett Nixon, Christopher M. Hardy, Russell C. Jones, Jason B. Andrews, Michael K. Holland
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 147–153,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.147

Localization of a Proteolytic Enzyme Within the Efferent and Deferent Duct Epithelial Cells of the Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Using Immunohistochemistry

Author: D.R. Holsberger, C.D. Rice, R.J. Thurston
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 276–281,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.276

Selected Proteins of “Prostasome-Like Particles” from Epididymal Cauda Fluid Are Transferred to Epididymal Caput Spermatozoa in Bull

Author: Gilles Frenette, Carl Lessard, Robert Sullivan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 308–313,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.308

Organic Cation/Carnitine Transporter, OCTN2, Is Differentially Expressed in the Adult Rat Epididymis

Author: Carmen M. Rodríguez, Jacquelyn C. Labus, Barry T. Hinton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 314–319,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.314


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Alterations in Peripheral Concentrations of Inhibin A in Cattle Studied Using a Time-Resolved Immunofluorometric Assay: Relationship with Estradiol and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in Various Reproductive Conditions

Author: H. Kaneko, J. Noguchi, K. Kikuchi, J. Todoroki, Y. Hasegawa
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 38–45,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.38


Gamete Biology

A BKCa to Kv Switch During Spermatogenesis in the Rat Seminiferous Tubules

Author: X.D. Gong, J.C.H. Li, G.P.H. Leung, K.H. Cheung, P.Y.D. Wong
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 46–54,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.46

Activation of Protein Kinase C Induces Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Dephosphorylation and Pronucleus Formation in Rat Oocytes

Author: Qing Lu, Gary D. Smith, Da-Yuan Chen, Zhi-Ming Han, Qing-Yuan Sun
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 64–69,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.64

An Environmentally Relevant Organochlorine Mixture Impairs Sperm Function and Embryo Development in the Porcine Model

Author: Céline Campagna, Christine Guillemette, René Paradis, Marc-André Sirard, Pierre Ayotte …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 80–87,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.80

High Developmental Competence of Pig Oocytes after Meiotic Inhibition with a Specific M-Phase Promoting Factor Kinase Inhibitor, Butyrolactone I

Author: Guang-Ming Wu, Qing-Yuan Sun, Jiude Mao, Liangxue Lai, Tod C. McCauley …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 170–177,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.170

A Role for Protein Kinase C During Rat Egg Activation

Author: Efrat Eliyahu, Ruth Shalgi
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 189–195,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.189

Stage-Specific Expression of the Mitochondrial Germ Cell Epitope PG2 During Postnatal Differentiation of Rabbit Germ Cells

Author: Albert M. Ricken, Christoph Viebahn
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 196–203,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.196

Role of Sperm Surface Arylsulfatase A in Mouse Sperm-Zona Pellucida Binding

Author: Julierut Tantibhedhyangkul, Wattana Weerachatyanukul, Euridice Carmona, Hongbin Xu, Araya Anupriwan …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 212–219,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.212

Altered Meiotic Regulation in Oocytes from Diabetic Mice

Author: Shannondoah A. Colton, Galen M. Pieper, Stephen M. Downs
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 220–231,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.220

In Vitro Fertilization of In Vitro-Matured Equine Oocytes: Effect of Maturation Medium, Duration of Maturation, and Sperm Calcium Ionophore Treatment, and Comparison with Rates of Fertilization In Vivo after Oviductal Transfer

Author: K. Hinrichs, C.C. Love, S.P. Brinsko, Y.H. Choi, D.D. Varner
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 256–262,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.256

Sperm Volume Regulation: Maturational Changes in Fertile and Infertile Transgenic Mice and Association with Kinematics and Tail Angulation

Author: Ching-Hei Yeung, Michael Anapolski, Petra Sipilä, Andrea Wagenfeld, Matti Poutanen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 269–275,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.269

Separation of Motile Populations of Spermatozoa Prior to Freezing Is Beneficial for Subsequent Fertilization In Vitro: A Study with Various Mouse Strains

Author: Monika A. Szczygiel, Hirokazu Kusakabe, Ryuzo Yanagimachi, David G. Whittingham
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 287–292,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.287

Regulation of the Human Sperm Tyrosine Kinase c-yes. Activation by Cyclic Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate and Inhibition by Ca2+

Author: Pierre Leclerc, Serge Goupil
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 301–307,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.301

Capacitation Induces Cyclic Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate-Dependent, but Apoptosis-Unrelated, Exposure of Aminophospholipids at the Apical Head Plasma Membrane of Boar Sperm Cells

Author: B.M. Gadella, R.A.P. Harrison
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 340–350,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.340


Reproductive Technology

Abnormal Expression of Trophoblast Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Antigens in Cloned Bovine Pregnancies Is Associated with a Pronounced Endometrial Lymphocytic Response

Author: Jonathan R. Hill, Donald H. Schlafer, Patricia J. Fisher, Christopher J. Davies
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 55–63,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.55


Pituitary

Differential Regulation of Pituitary Hormone Secretion and Gene Expression by Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone. A Role for Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Cascade in Rat Pituitary GH3 Cells

Author: Haruhiko Kanasaki, Toshie Yonehara, Hideyuki Yamamoto, Yusuke Takeuchi, Kohji Fukunaga …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 107–113,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.107

Three Forms of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone, Including a Novel Form, in a Basal Salmonid, Coregonus clupeaformis

Author: Bruce A. Adams, Elaine D. Vickers, Carol Warby, Minkyu Park, Wolfgang H. Fischer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 232–239,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.232


Female Reproductive Tract

Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Is Expressed in the Decidualized Mesometrium of Pregnancy and Associates with the Progesterone Receptor Through Protein-Protein Interactions

Author: Tongyun Liu, Thomas F. Ogle
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 114–118,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.114

Expression of Cyclooxygenases 1 and 2 and Prostaglandin E Synthase in Bovine Endometrial Tissue During the Estrous Cycle

Author: Joe A. Arosh, Julie Parent, Pierre Chapdelaine, Jean Sirois, Michel A. Fortier
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 161–169,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.161

Direct Inhibitory Effect of Progesterone on Oxytocin-Induced Secretion of Prostaglandin F2α from Bovine Endometrial Tissue

Author: M. Bogacki, W.J. Silvia, R. Rekawiecki, J. Kotwica
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 184–188,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.184

Effect of Uterine Blood Flow Occlusion on Shear Stress-Mediated Nitric Oxide Production and Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression During Ovine Pregnancy

Author: Jeffrey M. Joyce, Terrance M. Phernetton, Ronald R. Magness
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 320–326,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.320


Neuroendocrinology

Progesterone Blocks the Estradiol-Stimulated Luteinizing Hormone Surge by Disrupting Activation in Response to a Stimulatory Estradiol Signal in the Ewe

Author: T.A. Richter, J.E. Robinson, N.P. Evans
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 119–125,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.119


Embryo

Nuclei of Nonviable Ovine Somatic Cells Develop into Lambs after Nuclear Transplantation

Author: Pasqualino Loi, Michael Clinton, Barbara Barboni, Josef Fulka, Jr., Pietro Cappai …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 126–132,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.126

Quantitative Analysis of Gene Expression in Preimplantation Mouse Embryos Using Green Fluorescent Protein Reporter

Author: Serguei Yu. Medvedev, Tomoyuki Tokunaga, Richard M. Schultz, Tsutomu Furukawa, Takashi Nagai …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 282–286,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.282

Production of Cloned Cattle from In Vitro Systems

Author: Erik J. Forsberg, Nikolai S. Strelchenko, Monica L. Augenstein, Jeffery M. Betthauser, Lynette A. Childs …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 327–333,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.327


Pregnancy

Placental Endocrine Disruption Induced by Cadmium: Effects on P450 Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage and 3β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Enzymes in Cultured Human Trophoblasts

Author: Motoyuki Kawai, Kenneth F. Swan, Amy E. Green, Deborah E. Edwards, Mary B. Anderson …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 178–183,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.178

Differential Expression of Activator Protein-1 Transcription Factors in Pregnant Rat Myometrium

Author: Jennifer A. Mitchell, Stephen J. Lye
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 240–246,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.240

Purification and Characterization of Relaxin from the Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii): Bioactivity and Expression in the Corpus Luteum

Author: Ross A.D. Bathgate, Andrew L. Siebel, Philip Tovote, Antonia Claasz, Mary Macris …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 293–300,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.293

Ontogeny of Cloned Cattle to Lactation

Author: Marvin M. Pace, Monica L. Augenstein, Jeffery M. Betthauser, Lynette A. Childs, Kenneth J. Eilertsen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 334–339,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.334

Differential Expression of Microsomal Prostaglandin E Synthase at Implantation Sites and in Decidual Cells of Mouse Uterus

Author: Hua Ni, Tong Sun, Nai-Zheng Ding, Xing-Hong Ma, Zeng-Ming Yang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 351–358,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.351


Behavior

Relationship of Serum Testosterone Concentrations to Mate Preferences in Rams

Author: Charles E. Roselli, Fred Stormshak, John N. Stellflug, John A. Resko
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Pages 263–268,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.263


Erratum

Erratum

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 67, Issue 1, 1 July 2002, Page 359,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.1.359