Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/79/2
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Highlights

Biology of Reproduction Highlights…

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Page 179,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.071423


Minireview

Male Genital Tract Chlamydial Infection: Implications for Pathology and Infertility

Author: Kelly A. Cunningham, Kenneth W. Beagley
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 180–189,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.067835


Articles

Hamster Sperm Capacitation: Role of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase A and Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase

Author: Vivek Kumar, Venkatesh Kota, S. Shivaji
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 190–199,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066704

Coexpression of Adrenomedullin and Its Receptors in the Reproductive System of the Rat: Effects on Steroid Secretion in Rat Ovary

Author: Yuk-Yin Li, Lei Li, Isabel Shui-Shan Hwang, Fai Tang, Wai-Sum O
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 200–208,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.064022

Identification of Potential Markers of Oocyte Competence Expressed in Bovine Cumulus Cells Matured with Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and/or Phorbol Myristate Acetate In Vitro

Author: Mourad Assidi, Isabelle Dufort, Atef Ali, Mélanie Hamel, Omran Algriany …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 209–222,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.067686

RAB2A: A Major Subacrosomal Protein of Bovine Spermatozoa Implicated in Acrosomal Biogenesis

Author: Jeremi R. Mountjoy, Wei Xu, Dave McLeod, David Hyndman, Richard Oko
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 223–232,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065060

MUC1 Expression Is Increased During Human Placental Development and Suppresses Trophoblast-Like Cell Invasion In Vitro

Author: Ming-Kwang Shyu, Mei-Chun Lin, Chiung-Hui Liu, Yen-Rong Fu, Jin-Chung Shih …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 233–239,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.067629

The Ovary of the Gestating South American Plains Vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus): Suppressed Apoptosis and Corpora Lutea Persistence

Author: Federico Jensen, Miguel A. Willis, Noelia P. Leopardo, María B. Espinosa, Alfredo D. Vitullo
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 240–246,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065326

Estimating Mitochondrial DNA Content of Chinook Salmon Spermatozoa Using Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Author: Jonci N. Wolff, Neil J. Gemmell
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 247–252,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.067009

KATP Channel Subunits Are Expressed in the Epididymal Epithelium in Several Mammalian Species

Author: Pascale Lybaert, Anne Marie Vanbellinghen, Eric Quertinmont, Michel Petein, Sylvain Meuris …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 253–261,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.064659

Effects of Vasectomy on Gene Expression Profiling along the Human Epididymis

Author: Véronique Thimon, Ezéquiel Calvo, Omédine Koukoui, Christine Légaré, Robert Sullivan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 262–273,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066449

Integrin Activation in Bovine Placentomes and in Caruncular Epithelial Cells Isolated from Pregnant Cows

Author: Philip S. Bridger, Susanne Haupt, Rudolf Leiser, Gregory A. Johnson, Robert C. Burghardt …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 274–282,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.067637

Interaction of HSF1 and HSF2 with the Hspa1b Promoter in Mouse Epididymal Spermatozoa

Author: Donald C. Wilkerson, Lynea A. Murphy, Kevin D. Sarge
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 283–288,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066241

Expression Patterns of SP1 and SP3 During Mouse Spermatogenesis: SP1 Down-Regulation Correlates with Two Successive Promoter Changes and Translationally Compromised Transcripts

Author: Wenli Ma, Gary C. Horvath, Malathi K. Kistler, W. Stephen Kistler
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 289–300,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.067082

Identification of Novel Bovine Cumulus Cell Molecular Markers Predictive of Oocyte Competence: Functional and Diagnostic Implications

Author: Anilkumar Bettegowda, Osman V. Patel, Kyung-Bon Lee, Ki-Eun Park, Mohamed Salem …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 301–309,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.067223

Anti-Apoptotic Roles of Prostaglandin E2 and F2alpha in Bovine Luteal Steroidogenic Cells

Author: Anom Bowolaksono, Ryo Nishimura, Takuo Hojo, Ryosuke Sakumoto, Tomas J. Acosta …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 310–317,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066084

Involvement of the KIT/KITL Signaling Pathway in 4-Vinylcyclohexene Diepoxide-Induced Ovarian Follicle Loss in Rats

Author: Shannon M. Fernandez, Aileen F. Keating, Patricia J. Christian, Nivedita Sen, James B. Hoying …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 318–327,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.067744

Age-Dependent Loss of Sperm Production in Mice via Impaired Lysophosphatidic Acid Signaling

Author: Xiaoqin Ye, Michael K. Skinner, Grace Kennedy, Jerold Chun
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 328–336,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.068783

Phosphorylation-Dependent Interaction of Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/Tryptophan 5-Monooxygenase Activation Protein (YWHA) with PADI6 Following Oocyte Maturation in Mice

Author: Alan J. Snow, Pawan Puri, Amparo Acker-Palmer, Tewis Bouwmeester, Srinivasan Vijayaraghavan …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 337–347,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069328

Surfactant Protein A Signaling Pathways in Human Uterine Smooth Muscle Cells

Author: Ignacio Garcia-Verdugo, Zahra Tanfin, Emmanuelle Dallot, Marie-Josèphe Leroy, Michelle Breuiller-Fouché
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 348–355,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.068338

Molecular Mechanisms Determining Sperm Motility Initiation in Two Sparids (Sparus aurata and Lithognathus mormyrus)

Author: Loredana Zilli, Roberta Schiavone, Carlo Storelli, Sebastiano Vilella
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 356–366,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.068296

Sperm Mitochondrial Integrity Is Not Required for Hyperactivated Motility, Zona Binding, or Acrosome Reaction in the Rhesus Macaque

Author: Pei-hsuan Hung, Marion G. Miller, Stuart A. Meyers, Catherine A. VandeVoort
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 367–375,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.066357

Gastrin-Releasing Peptide (GRP) in the Ovine Uterus: Regulation by Interferon Tau and Progesterone

Author: Gwonhwa Song, M. Carey Satterfield, Jinyoung Kim, Fuller W. Bazer, Thomas E. Spencer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 376–386,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.068403

Intrafollicular Steroids and Anti-Müllerian Hormone During Normal and Cystic Ovarian Follicular Development in the Cow

Author: Danielle Monniaux, Nathalie di Clemente, Jean-Luc Touzé, Corinne Belville, Charlène Rico …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 79, Issue 2, 1 August 2008, Pages 387–396,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.107.065847