Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/81/2
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Articles

Rapid Effect of GNRH1 on Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Beta Gene Expression in LbetaT2 Mouse Pituitary Cells Requires the Progesterone Receptor

Author: Beum-Soo An, Song Ling Poon, Wai-Kin So, Geoffrey L. Hammond, Peter C.K. Leung
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 243–249,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076216

The Multi-Copy Mouse Gene Sycp3-Like Y-Linked (Sly) Encodes an Abundant Spermatid Protein That Interacts with a Histone Acetyltransferase and an Acrosomal Protein

Author: Louise N. Reynard, Julie Cocquet, Paul S. Burgoyne
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 250–257,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.075382

Loss of Etv5 Decreases Proliferation and RET Levels in Neonatal Mouse Testicular Germ Cells and Causes an Abnormal First Wave of Spermatogenesis

Author: Gaurav Tyagi, Kay Carnes, Carla Morrow, Natalia V. Kostereva, Gail C. Ekman …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 258–266,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.075200

Ciliary Transport, Gamete Interaction, and Effects of the Early Embryo in the Oviduct: Ex Vivo Analyses Using a New Digital Videomicroscopic System in the Cow

Author: Sabine Kölle, Sabine Dubielzig, Sven Reese, Axel Wehrend, Peter König …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 267–274,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.073874

Histone H2A Has a Novel Variant in Fish Oocytes

Author: Nan Wu, Hua-Mei Yue, Bo Chen, Jian-Fang Gui
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 275–283,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.074955

Regulation of Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Transcription Factor 1a by Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Insulin in Cultured Rat Theca-Interstitial Cells

Author: Murugesan Palaniappan, K.M.J. Menon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 284–292,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.074351

Spermatogonial Stem Cells Derived from Infertile Wv/Wv Mice Self-Renew In Vitro and Generate Progeny Following Transplantation

Author: Hiroshi Kubota, Mary R. Avarbock, Jonathan A. Schmidt, Ralph L. Brinster
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 293–301,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.075960

Cloning, Characterization, and Expression Analysis of the Novel Acetyltransferase Retrogene Ard1b in the Mouse

Author: Alan Lap-Yin Pang, Stephanie Peacock, Warren Johnson, Deborah H. Bear, Owen M. Rennert …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 302–309,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.073221

Murine Endometrial and Decidual NK1.1+ Natural Killer Cells Display a B220+CD11c+ Cell Surface Phenotype

Author: Thomas V. Mallidi, Laura E. Craig, Suzanne R. Schloemann, Joan K. Riley
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 310–318,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076448

Identification of Potentially Damaging Amino Acid Substitutions Leading to Human Male Infertility

Author: Anastasia Kuzmin, Keith Jarvi, Kirk Lo, Leia Spencer, Gary Y.C. Chow …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 319–326,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076000

GABAA Receptors Mediate Excitation in Adult Rat GnRH Neurons

Author: Miho Watanabe, Yasuo Sakuma, Masakatsu Kato
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 327–332,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.074583

Role of Importin Alpha8, a New Member of the Importin Alpha Family of Nuclear Transport Proteins, in Early Embryonic Development in Cattle

Author: Jyothsna Tejomurtula, Kyung-Bon Lee, Swamy K. Tripurani, George W. Smith, Jianbo Yao
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 333–342,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.077396

Expression of Transgenic PPP1CC2 in the Testis of Ppp1cc-Null Mice Rescues Spermatid Viability and Spermiation but Does Not Restore Normal Sperm Tail Ultrastructure, Sperm Motility, or Fertility

Author: David C. Soler, Suraj Kadunganattil, Shandilya Ramdas, Kimberly Myers, Joaquim Roca …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 343–352,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076398

Live Offspring from Mice Lacking the Y Chromosome Long Arm Gene Complement

Author: Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Jonathan M. Riel, Samantha J. Wong, Obah A. Ojarikre, Paul S. Burgoyne …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 353–361,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076307

Normalizing Gene Expression Levels in Mouse Fetal Germ Cells

Author: Jocelyn A. van den Bergen, Denise C. Miles, Andrew H. Sinclair, Patrick S. Western
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 362–370,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076224

A Botanical Extract from Channel Flow Inhibits Cell Proliferation, Induces Apoptosis, and Suppresses CCL5 in Human Endometriotic Stromal Cells

Author: Fritz Wieser, Jie Yu, John Park, Andrew Gaeddert, Misha Cohen …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 371–377,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.075069

Estrogen Rapidly Activates the PI3K/AKT Pathway and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 and Induces Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A Expression in Luminal Epithelial Cells of the Rat Uterus

Author: Armina A. Kazi, Kristin Happ Molitoris, Robert D. Koos
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 378–387,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076117

Porcine Hypothalamic Aromatase Cytochrome P450: Isoform Characterization, Sex-Dependent Activity, Regional Expression, and Regulation by Enzyme Inhibition in Neonatal Boars

Author: C.J. Corbin, T. Berger, J.J. Ford, C.E. Roselli, W. Sienkiewicz …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 388–395,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076331

Acrosomal Swelling and Membrane Docking Are Required for Hybrid Vesicle Formation During the Human Sperm Acrosome Reaction

Author: Natalia Zanetti, Luis S. Mayorga
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 396–405,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.076166

Estrogen Promotes Germ Cell and Seminiferous Tubule Development in the Baboon Fetal Testis

Author: Eugene D. Albrecht, Malcolm V. Lane, Gary R. Marshall, Istvan Merchenthaler, David R. Simorangkir …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 406–414,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.073494

Characterization of Novel Phosphodiesterases in the Bovine Ovarian Follicle

Author: Maxime Sasseville, Firas K. Albuz, Nancy Côté, Christine Guillemette, Robert B. Gilchrist …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 415–425,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.074450

Role of Follicular Estradiol-17beta in Timing of Luteolysis in Heifers

Author: Reno R. Araujo, O.J. Ginther, Jair C. Ferreira, Miller M. Palhão, Mohd A. Beg …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 426–437,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.073825

Global Gene Expression in the Human Fetal Testis and Ovary

Author: Brenda Houmard, Christopher Small, Lizhong Yang, Theresa Naluai-Cecchini, Edith Cheng …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 81, Issue 2, 1 August 2009, Pages 438–443,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.075747