Biology of Reproduction
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Highlights
Biology of Reproduction Highlights …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Page 217,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.049932
Minireview
Leptin in Pregnancy: An Update
Author: Michael C. Henson, V. Daniel Castracane
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 218–229,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.045120
Special Paper
Outcomes of an Intensive Summer Course in Reproductive Biology
Author: Georgine M. Pion, Michael E. McClure, Asgerally T. Fazleabas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 230–235,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.045427
Pregnancy
Timing of Neutrophil Activation and Expression of Proinflammatory Markers Do Not Support a Role for Neutrophils in Cervical Ripening in the Mouse
Author: Brenda C. Timmons, Mala S. Mahendroo
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 236–245,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.044891
Monozygotic Twin Model Reveals Novel Embryo-Induced Transcriptome Changes of Bovine Endometrium in the Preattachment Period
Author: Claudia Klein, Stefan Bauersachs, Susanne E. Ulbrich, Ralf Einspanier, Heinrich H.D. Meyer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 253–264,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.046748
The Cell-Surface Isoform of Colony Stimulating Factor 1 (CSF1) Restores but Does Not Completely Normalize Fecundity in CSF1-Deficient Mice
Author: Shira Ovadia, Karl Insogna, Gang-Qing Yao
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 331–336,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.045047
Cloning of the Bovine Antiapoptotic Regulator, BCL2-Related Protein A1, and Its Expression in Trophoblastic Binucleate Cells of Bovine Placenta
Author: Koichi Ushizawa, Toru Takahashi, Kanako Kaneyama, Misa Hosoe, Kazuyoshi Hashizume
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 344–351,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.042655
Serine Peptidase HTRA3 Is Closely Associated with Human Placental Development and Is Elevated in Pregnancy Serum
Author: Guiying Nie, Ying Li, Kathryn Hale, Hidetaka Okada, Ursula Manuelpillai …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 366–374,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.047324
Exogenous Nitric Oxide Stimulates Cell Proliferation via Activation of a Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Ovine Fetoplacental Artery Endothelial Cells
Author: Jing Zheng, YunXia Wen, Jason L. Austin, Dong-bao Chen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 375–382,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.043190
Low Oxygen Concentrations Inhibit Trophoblast Cell Invasion from Early Gestation Placental Explants via Alterations in Levels of the Urokinase Plasminogen Activator System
Author: Gendie E. Lash, Harry A. Otun, Barbara A. Innes, Judith N. Bulmer, Roger F. Searle …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 403–409,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.047332
Reproductive Technology
Risk Assessment of Mouse Hepatitis Virus Infection via In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer by the Use of Zona-Intact and Laser-Microdissected Oocytes
Author: Dominika D. Peters, Susan Marschall, Esther Mahabir, Auke Boersma, Ulrich Heinzmann …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 246–252,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.045112
Female Reproductive Tract
Estrogens and Glucocorticoids Have Opposing Effects on the Amount and Latent Activity of Complement Proteins in the Rat Uterus
Author: Turk Rhen, John A. Cidlowski
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 265–274,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.045336
Gamete Biology
The Identification of Mouse Sperm-Surface-Associated Proteins and Characterization of Their Ability to Act as Decapacitation Factors
Author: Brett Nixon, David A. MacIntyre, Lisa A. Mitchell, Gerard M. Gibbs, Moira O’Bryan …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 275–287,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.044644
Equine Sperm Membrane Phase Behavior: The Effects of Lipid-Based Cryoprotectants
Author: J.V. Ricker, J.J. Linfor, W.J. Delfino, P. Kysar, E.L. Scholtz …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 359–365,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.046185
Age-Associated Changes in Mouse Oocytes During Postovulatory In Vitro Culture: Possible Role for Meiotic Kinases and Survival Factor BCL2
Author: Carla Tatone, Maria Cristina Carbone, Rita Gallo, Simona Delle Monache, Mario Di Cola …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 395–402,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.046169
Embryo
Perturbations in Mouse Embryo Development and Viability Caused by Ammonium Are More Severe after Exposure at the Cleavage Stages
Author: Deirdre L. Zander, Jeremy G. Thompson, Michelle Lane
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 288–294,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.046235
Effect of Zona Pellucida Removal on DNA Methylation in Early Mouse Embryos
Author: Ricardo C. Ribas, Jane E. Taylor, Caroline McCorquodale, Ana C. Mauricio, Mário Sousa …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 307–313,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.046284
An Early Endometrial Vascular Indicator of Completed Orientation of the Embryo and the Role of Dorsal Endometrial Encroachment in Mares
Author: L.A. Silva, O.J. Ginther
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 337–343,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.047621
Testis
Glial Cell-Line Derived Neurotrophic Factor-Mediated RET Signaling Regulates Spermatogonial Stem Cell Fate
Author: Cathy K. Naughton, Sanjay Jain, Amy M. Strickland, Akshay Gupta, Jeffrey Milbrandt
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 314–321,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.047365
The Orphan Nuclear Receptor NR4A1 Regulates Insulin-Like 3 Gene Transcription in Leydig Cells
Author: Nicholas M. Robert, Luc J. Martin, Jacques J. Tremblay
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 322–330,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.044560
Orchitis: A Complication of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Author: Jian Xu, Lihua Qi, Xiaochun Chi, Jingjing Yang, Xiaohong Wei …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 410–416,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.044776
Immunology
Trophoblast CD274 (B7-H1) Is Differentially Expressed Across Gestation: Influence of Oxygen Concentration
Author: Lesya M. Holets, Joan S. Hunt, Margaret G. Petroff
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 352–358,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.046581
Mechanisms of Hormone Action
Identification of Endometrial Genes Regulated by Early Pregnancy, Progesterone, and Interferon Tau in the Ovine Uterus
Author: C. Allison Gray, Colette A. Abbey, Phillip D. Beremand, Youngsok Choi, Jennifer L. Farmer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 383–394,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.046656
Toxicology
An Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Agonist Amplifies the Mitogenic Actions of Estradiol in Granulosa Cells: Evidence of Involvement of the Cognate Receptors
Author: Ursula A. Bussmann, Leonardo E. Bussmann, J. Lino Barañao
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 417–426,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.043901
Male Reproductive Tract
Postnatal Expression of Aquaporins in Epithelial Cells of the Rat Epididymis
Author: Nicolas Da Silva, Claudia Silberstein, Valérie Beaulieu, Christine Piétrement, Alfred N. Van Hoek …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 427–438,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.044735
An Epididymal Form of Cauxin, a Carboxylesterase-Like Enzyme, Is Present and Active in Mammalian Male Reproductive Fluids
Author: Heath Ecroyd, Maya Belghazi, Jean-Louis Dacheux, Masao Miyazaki, Tetsuro Yamashita …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Pages 439–447,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.046847
Additions and Corrections
Additions and Corrections
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 2, 1 February 2006, Page 448,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.050088