Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/74/4
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Highlights

Biology of Reproduction Highlights …

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Page 615,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.052001


Testis

The Seminiferous Epithelium Cycle Length in the Black Tufted-Ear Marmoset (Callithrix penicillata) Is Similar to Humans

Author: Marcelo C. Leal, Luiz R. França
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 616–624,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.048074

UTP14c Is a Recently Acquired Retrogene Associated with Spermatogenesis and Fertility in Man

Author: Jan Rohozinski, Dolores J. Lamb, Colin E. Bishop
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 644–651,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.046698

The Molecular Motor KIFC1 Associates with a Complex Containing Nucleoporin NUP62 That Is Regulated During Development and by the Small GTPase RAN

Author: Wan-Xi Yang, Holly Jefferson, Ann O. Sperry
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 684–690,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.049312

Meiosis in Autologous Ectopic Transplants of Immature Testicular Tissue Grafted to Callithrix jacchus

Author: Joachim Wistuba, C. Marc Luetjens, Ramona Wesselmann, Eberhard Nieschlag, Manuela Simoni …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 706–713,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.048793


Reproductive Technology

Channel-Dependent Permeation of Water and Glycerol in Mouse Morulae

Author: Keisuke Edashige, Mitsunobu Tanaka, Natsuko Ichimaru, Satoshi Ota, Ken-ichi Yazawa …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 625–632,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.045823

The Effects of Deletions of the Mouse Y Chromosome Long Arm on Sperm Function—Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)-Based Analysis

Author: Monika A. Ward, Paul S. Burgoyne
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 652–658,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.048090

Effects of Enucleation and Caffeine on Maturation-Promoting Factor (MPF) and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Activities in Ovine Oocytes Used as Recipient Cytoplasts for Nuclear Transfer

Author: Joon-Hee Lee, Keith H.S. Campbell
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 691–698,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.043885


Gamete Biology

The Mouse t Complex Gene Tsga2, Encoding Polypeptides Located in the Sperm Tail and Anterior Acrosome, Maps to a Locus Associated with Sperm Motility and Sperm-Egg Interaction Abnormalities

Author: Ling Hui, Jing Lu, Yibing Han, Stephen H. Pilder
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 633–643,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.045963

Sperm from Mice Genetically Deficient for the PCSK4 Proteinase Exhibit Accelerated Capacitation, Precocious Acrosome Reaction, Reduced Binding to Egg Zona Pellucida, and Impaired Fertilizing Ability

Author: Charles Gyamera-Acheampong, Julierut Tantibhedhyangkul, Wattana Weerachatyanukul, Haidy Tadros, Hongbin Xu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 666–673,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.046821

Expression and Relationship of Male Reproductive ADAMs in Mouse

Author: Taewan Kim, Jungsu Oh, Jong-Min Woo, Eunyoung Choi, Sin Hyeog Im …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 744–750,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.048892

Deficiency of SPAG16L Causes Male Infertility Associated with Impaired Sperm Motility

Author: Zhibing Zhang, Igor Kostetskii, Waixing Tang, Lisa Haig-Ladewig, Rossana Sapiro …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 751–759,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.049254

Biological Effects of Recombinant Human Zona Pellucida Proteins on Sperm Function

Author: Pedro Caballero-Campo, Mayel Chirinos, Xue J. Fan, María E. González-González, Myrna Galicia-Chavarría …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 760–768,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.047522


Male Reproductive Tract

Oleoylethanolamide Protects Human Sperm Cells from Oxidation Stress: Studies on Cases of Idiopathic Infertility

Author: Annarina Ambrosini, Giovanna Zolese, Simona Ambrosi, Letizia Ragni, Luca Tiano …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 659–665,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.046060

Putative Regulation of Expression of Members of the Ets Variant 4 Transcription Factor Family and Their Downstream Targets in the Rat Epididymis

Author: Ling Yang, Sallie A. Fox, Jennifer L. Kirby, Brigid V. Troan, Barry T. Hinton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 714–720,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.044354


Immunology

Nerve Growth Factor Translates Stress Response and Subsequent Murine Abortion via Adhesion Molecule-Dependent Pathways

Author: Mareike Tometten, Sandra Blois, Arne Kuhlmei, Anna Stretz, Burghard F. Klapp …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 674–683,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.044651


Female Reproductive Tract

Regulation of the MAFF Transcription Factor by Proinflammatory Cytokines in Myometrial Cells

Author: Wael Massrieh, Anna Derjuga, Florence Doualla-Bell, Chun-Ying Ku, Barbara M. Sanborn …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 699–705,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.045450

WNT Pathways in the Neonatal Ovine Uterus: Potential Specification of Endometrial Gland Morphogenesis by SFRP2

Author: Kanako Hayashi, Thomas E. Spencer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 721–733,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.049718


Embryo

The First Mitosis of the Mouse Embryo Is Prolonged by Transitional Metaphase Arrest

Author: Marta Sikora-Polaczek, Anna Hupalowska, Zbigniew Polanski, Jacek Z. Kubiak, Maria A. Ciemerych
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 734–743,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.047092


Additions and Corrections

Additions and Corrections

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 74, Issue 4, 1 April 2006, Pages 769–770,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.052019