Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/76/3
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Biology of Reproduction Highlights

Biology of Reproduction Highlights

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Page 345,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.060285


Environment

Reproductive Deficits in Male Freshwater Turtle Chrysemys picta from Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Author: Noppadon Kitana, Seung Jae Won, Ian P. Callard
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 346–352,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.053736


Gamete Biology

Semen-Coagulating Protein, SVS2, in Mouse Seminal Plasma Controls Sperm Fertility

Author: Natsuko Kawano, Manabu Yoshida
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 353–361,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.056887

Porcine SPDYA2 (RINGO A2) Stimulates CDC2 Activity and Accelerates Meiotic Maturation of Porcine Oocytes

Author: Sachi Kume, Tsutomu Endo, Yukio Nishimura, Kiyoshi Kano, Kunihiko Naito
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 440–447,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.057588

Meiotic Induction by Heat Stress in Mouse Oocytes: Involvement of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase and MAPK Family Members

Author: Cean LaRosa, Stephen M. Downs
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 476–486,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.057422


Embryo

Culture of Zygotes Increases p53 Expression in B6 Mouse Embryos, which Reduces Embryo Viability

Author: A. Li, V. Chandrakanthan, O. Chami, C. O’Neill
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 362–367,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.056838

Receptor-Determined Susceptibility of Preimplantation Embryos to Pseudorabies Virus and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus

Author: B. Mateusen, A. Van Soom, D.G.D. Maes, H. Favoreel, H.J. Nauwynck
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 415–423,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.056697

The Influence of Nuclear Content on Developmental Competence of Gaur × Cattle Hybrid In Vitro Fertilized and Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Embryos

Author: Gabriela F. Mastromonaco, Laura A. Favetta, Lawrence C. Smith, France Filion, W. Allan King
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 514–523,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.058040


Ovary

Effects of Metformin on Bovine Granulosa Cells Steroidogenesis: Possible Involvement of Adenosine 5′ Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK)

Author: Lucie Tosca, Christine Chabrolle, Svetlana Uzbekova, Joëlle Dupont
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 368–378,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.055749

Cell-Type Localization of Platelet-Derived Growth Factors and Receptors in the Postnatal Rat Ovary and Follicle

Author: Leanne S. Sleer, Christopher C. Taylor
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 379–390,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.105.046854

Platelet-Derived Growth Factors and Receptors in the Rat Corpus Luteum: Localization and Identification of an Effect on Luteogenesis

Author: Leanne S. Sleer, Christopher C. Taylor
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 391–400,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.053934

Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 8 (LRP8) Is Upregulated in Granulosa Cells of Bovine Dominant Follicle: Molecular Characterization and Spatio-Temporal Expression Studies

Author: Tania Fayad, Réjean Lefebvre, Johannes Nimpf, David W. Silversides, Jacques G. Lussier
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 466–475,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.057216

Temporal Associations among Pulses of 13,14-Dihydro-15-keto-PGF2alpha, Luteal Blood Flow, and Luteolysis in Cattle

Author: O.J. Ginther, L.A. Silva, R.R. Araujo, M.A. Beg
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 506–513,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.057653


Reproductive Technology

Production of F1 Interspecies Hybrid Offspring with Cryopreserved Sperm from a Live-Bearing Fish, the Swordtail Xiphophorus helleri

Author: Huiping Yang, Leona Hazlewood, Sheila J. Heater, Paula A. Guerrero, Ronald B. Walter …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 401–406,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.056549

Leptin Promotes Meiotic Progression and Developmental Capacity of Bovine Oocytes Via Cumulus Cell-Independent and -Dependent Mechanisms

Author: Fabíola F. Paula-Lopes, Marc Boelhauve, Felix A. Habermann, Fred Sinowatz, Eckhard Wolf
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 532–541,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.054551


Testis

The 193-Base Pair Gsg2 (Haspin) Promoter Region Regulates Germ Cell-Specific Expression Bidirectionally and Synchronously

Author: Keizo Tokuhiro, Yasushi Miyagawa, Shuichi Yamada, Mika Hirose, Hiroshi Ohta …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 407–414,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.055236


Male Reproductive Tract

Induction of Epididymal Boar Sperm Capacitation by pB1 and BSP-A1/-A2 Proteins, Members of the BSP Protein Family

Author: Marie-France Lusignan, Annick Bergeron, Marie-Hélène Crête, Claude Lazure, Puttaswamy Manjunath
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 424–432,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.055624

Chronic Ethanol Perturbs Testicular Folate Metabolism and Dietary Folate Deficiency Reduces Sex Hormone Levels in the Yucatan Micropig

Author: Lynn M. Wallock-Montelius, Jesus A. Villanueva, Robert E. Chapin, A.J. Conley, Hung P. Nguyen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 455–465,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.053959


Pregnancy

Differential Regulation of Colony Stimulating Factor 1 and Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Expression by Inflammatory Cytokines in Term Human Decidua: Implications for Macrophage Trafficking at the Fetal-Maternal Interface

Author: Felice Arcuri, Lynn Buchwalder, Paolo Toti, Marcella Cintorino, Piero Tosi …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 433–439,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.054189

Coordinated Regulation of Human Trophoblast Invasiveness by Macrophages and Interleukin 10

Author: Stephen J. Renaud, Shannyn K. Macdonald-Goodfellow, Charles H. Graham
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 448–454,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.055376

Differential Expression of Glucose Transporters in Rabbit Placenta: Effect of Hypercholesterolemia in Dams

Author: Olha Kevorkova, Maude Ethier-Chiasson, Julie Lafond
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 487–495,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.055285


Toxicology

CYP2E1-Catalyzed Oxidation Contributes to the Sperm Toxicity of 1-Bromopropane in Mice

Author: C. Edwin Garner, C. Sloan, S.C.J. Sumner, J. Burgess, J. Davis …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 496–505,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.055004


Neuroendocrinology

Steroid Control of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Secretion: Associated Changes in Pro-Opiomelanocortin and Preproenkephalin Messenger RNA Expression in the Ovine Hypothalamus

Author: James A. Taylor, Marie-Laure Goubillon, Kevin D. Broad, Jane E. Robinson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 76, Issue 3, 1 March 2007, Pages 524–531,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.055533