Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/75/4
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Highlights

Biology of Reproduction Highlights . . .

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Page 491,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.056564


Gamete Biology

Adenylate Kinases 1 and 2 Are Part of the Accessory Structures in the Mouse Sperm Flagellum

Author: Wenlei Cao, Lisa Haig-Ladewig, George L. Gerton, Stuart B. Moss
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 492–500,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.053512

Bovine Seminal Plasma Proteins PDC-109, BSP-A3, and BSP-30-kDa Share Functional Roles in Storing Sperm in the Oviduct

Author: TanYa M. Gwathmey, George G. Ignotz, Jacob L. Mueller, Puttaswamy Manjunath, Susan S. Suarez
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 501–507,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.053306

A Growth-Maturation System That Enhances the Meiotic and Developmental Competence of Porcine Oocytes Isolated from Small Follicles

Author: De Wu, Queenie Ching-Kwan Cheung, Lihua Wen, Julang Li
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 547–554,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.051300

Ontogeny of Tyrosine Phosphorylation-Signaling Pathways During Spermatogenesis and Epididymal Maturation in the Mouse

Author: Minjie Lin, Yun Hwa Lee, Weian Xu, Mark A. Baker, R. John Aitken
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 588–597,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.052712


Embryo

Involvement of the STAT5 Signaling Pathway in the Regulation of Mouse Preimplantation Development

Author: Makoto Nakasato, Yoshiyuki Shirakura, Masatoshi Ooga, Masato Iwatsuki, Masahiko Ito …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 508–517,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.047860

Full-Term Development of Rat after Transfer of Nuclei from Two-Cell Stage Embryos

Author: Elena Popova, Michael Bader, Alexander Krivokharchenko
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 524–530,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.053330

Gene Expression Profiling of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Subpopulations

Author: Tadashi Furusawa, Mitsumi Ikeda, Fukashi Inoue, Katsuhiro Ohkoshi, Takehito Hamano …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 555–561,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.049502

Allocation of Cells in Mouse Blastocyst Is Not Determined by the Order of Cleavage of the First Two Blastomeres

Author: Małgorzata Waksmundzka, Anna Wiśniewska, Marek Maleszewski
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 582–587,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.053165


Pregnancy

Reactivity of Human Placental Chorionic Plate Vessels from Pregnancies Complicated by Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)

Author: Mark Wareing, Susan L. Greenwood, Gregor K. Fyfe, Philip N. Baker
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 518–523,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.051607


Reproductive Technology

Bovine SNRPN Methylation Imprint in Oocytes and Day 17 In Vitro-Produced and Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Embryos

Author: Diana Lucifero, João Suzuki, Vilceu Bordignon, Josée Martel, Christian Vigneault …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 531–538,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.051722

Restoration of Spermatogenesis and Male Fertility by Transplantation of Dispersed Testicular Cells in the Chicken

Author: Pavel Trefil, Alena Micáková, Jitka Mucksová, Jirí Hejnar, Martin Poplstein …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 575–581,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.050278


Neuroendocrinology

Neuroendocrine Changes in the Aging Reproductive Axis of Female Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Author: Jodi L. Downs, Henryk F. Urbanski
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 539–546,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.051839


Immunology

Effector Activity of Decidual CD8+ T Lymphocytes in Early Human Pregnancy

Author: Paula J. Scaife, Judith N. Bulmer, Stephen C. Robson, Barbara A. Innes, Roger F. Searle
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 562–567,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.052654


Ovary

Mineralocorticoid Synthesis During the Periovulatory Interval in Macaques

Author: Karenne N. Fru, Catherine A. VandeVoort, Charles L. Chaffin
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 568–574,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.053470

Live Offspring Produced by Mouse Oocytes Derived from Premeiotic Fetal Germ Cells

Author: Wei Shen, Donghui Zhang, Tingting Qing, Jing Cheng, Zhaodai Bai …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 615–623,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.051482

Circadian Clock Gene Expression in the Ovary: Effects of Luteinizing Hormone

Author: Bethany N. Karman, Shelley A. Tischkau
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 624–632,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.050732

Suppression of Follicle Wave Emergence in Cyclic Ewes by Supraphysiologic Concentrations of Estradiol-17beta and Induction with a Physiologic Dose of Exogenous Ovine Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

Author: David M.W. Barrett, Pawel M. Bartlewski, Rajesha Duggavathi, Kate L. Davies, Norman C. Rawlings
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 633–641,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.048702


Male Reproductive Tract

Growth Factor-Stimulated Mitogen-Activated Kinase (MAPK) Phosphorylation in the Rat Epididymis Is Limited by Segmental Boundaries

Author: Jose L. Tomsig, Sanja Usanovic, Terry T. Turner
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 598–604,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.052399

Mechanisms Regulating Spontaneous Contractions in the Bovine Epididymal Duct

Author: Marco Mewe, Christiane K. Bauer, Jürgen R. Schwarz, Ralf Middendorff
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 651–659,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.054577


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

SP1 and SP3 Mediate Progesterone-Dependent Induction of the 17beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Gene in Human Endometrium

Author: You-Hong Cheng, Ayse Imir, Takashi Suzuki, Veysel Fenkci, Bertan Yilmaz …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 605–614,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.051912


Pituitary

Sex Steroids Are Involved in the Regulation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone and Dopamine D2 Receptors in Female Tilapia Pituitary

Author: Berta Levavi-Sivan, Jakob Biran, Einat Fireman
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Pages 642–650,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.051540


Additions and Corrections

Additions and Corrections

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Page 660,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.056069

Additions and Corrections

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 75, Issue 4, 1 October 2006, Page 660,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.056572