Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/82/6
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Commentary

Where Do Adult Leydig Cells Come From?

Author: Barry R. Zirkin
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1019–1020,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.084111


Minireview

Formation of the Ovarian Follicular Antrum and Follicular Fluid

Author: Raymond J. Rodgers, Helen F. Irving-Rodgers
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1021–1029,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082941


Reproductive Technology

Sexually Dimorphic Expression of Gonadotropin Subunits in the Pituitary of Protogynous Honeycomb Grouper (Epinephelus merra): Evidence That Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Induces Gonadal Sex Change

Author: Yasuhisa Kobayashi, Mohammad Ashraful Alam, Ryo Horiguchi, Akio Shimizu, Masaru Nakamura
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1030–1036,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.080986

Production of Biofunctional Recombinant Human Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist (rhIL1RN) from Transgenic Quail Egg White

Author: Se Chang Kwon, Jin Won Choi, Hyun-Jun Jang, Sang Su Shin, Seul Ki Lee …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1057–1064,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081687

The Temperature and Type of Intracellular Ice Formation in Preimplantation Mouse Embryos as a Function of the Developmental Stage

Author: Shinsuke Seki, Peter Mazur
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1198–1205,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.083063


Female Reproductive Tract

Hepatocyte Growth Factor System in the Mouse Uterus: Variation Across the Estrous Cycle and Regulation by 17-Beta-Estradiol and Progesterone

Author: Xuan Zhang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1037–1048,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079772

The Bone Marrow-Derived Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell: Potential Progenitor of the Endometrial Stromal Fibroblast

Author: Lusine Aghajanova, Jose A. Horcajadas, Francisco J. Esteban, Linda C. Giudice
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1076–1087,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082867


Ovary

Characteristics of Pulses of 13,14-Dihydro-15-Keto-Prostaglandin F2alpha Before, During, and after Spontaneous Luteolysis and Temporal Intrapulse Relationships with Progesterone Concentrations in Cattle

Author: O.J. Ginther, H.K. Shrestha, M.J. Fuenzalida, A.K.M. Shahiduzzaman, M.A. Beg
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1049–1056,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081976

Developmental Programming: Effect of Prenatal Steroid Excess on Intraovarian Components of Insulin Signaling Pathway and Related Proteins in Sheep

Author: Hugo H. Ortega, Florencia Rey, Melisa M.L. Velazquez, Vasantha Padmanabhan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1065–1075,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082719

Lack of Functional Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A (PAPPA) Compromises Mouse Ovarian Steroidogenesis and Female Fertility

Author: Mette Nyegaard, Michael T. Overgaard, You-Qiang Su, Amy E. Hamilton, Jakub Kwintkiewicz …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1129–1138,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079517

Noninvasive Index of Cryorecovery and Growth Potential for Human Follicles In Vitro

Author: Susan L. Barrett, Lonnie D. Shea, Teresa K. Woodruff
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1180–1189,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082933

Kit System in the Zebrafish Ovary: Evidence for Functional Divergence of Two Isoforms of Kit (Kita and Kitb) and Kit Ligand (Kitlga and Kitlgb) During Folliculogenesis

Author: Kai Yao, Wei Ge
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1216–1226,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082644


Gamete Biology

Functional and Evolutionary Analysis of Flatfish Gonadotropin Receptors Reveals Cladal- and Lineage-Level Divergence of the Teleost Glycoprotein Receptor Family

Author: François Chauvigné, Angèle Tingaud-Sequeira, María J. Agulleiro, Magdalena Calusinska, Ana Gómez …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1088–1102,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082289

Role of Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase-L1 in Antipolyspermy Defense of Mammalian Oocytes

Author: Andrej Susor, Lucie Liskova, Tereza Toralova, Antonin Pavlok, Katerina Pivonkova …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1151–1161,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081547

WEE2 Is an Oocyte-Specific Meiosis Inhibitor in Rhesus Macaque Monkeys

Author: Carol B. Hanna, Shan Yao, Maristela C. Patta, Jeffrey T. Jensen, Xuemei Wu
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1190–1197,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081984


Testis

The POU Domain Transcription Factor POU3F1 Is an Important Intrinsic Regulator of GDNF-Induced Survival and Self-Renewal of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells

Author: Xin Wu, Jon M. Oatley, Melissa J. Oatley, Amy V. Kaucher, Mary R. Avarbock …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1103–1111,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.083097

Transcriptional Profiling of Luteinizing Hormone Receptor-Deficient Mice Before and after Testosterone Treatment Provides Insight into the Hormonal Control of Postnatal Testicular Development and Leydig Cell Differentiation

Author: D.K. Griffin, P.J. Ellis, B. Dunmore, J. Bauer, M.H. Abel …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1139–1150,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082099

Enrichment of Testicular Gonocytes and Genetic Modification Using Lentiviral Transduction in Pigs

Author: Byung-Gak Kim, Chul Min Cho, Yong-An Lee, Bang-Jin Kim, Ki-Jung Kim …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1162–1169,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079558

EPAS1 Is Required for Spermatogenesis in the Postnatal Mouse Testis

Author: Michaela Gruber, Lijoy K. Mathew, Anja C. Runge, Joseph A. Garcia, M. Celeste Simon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1227–1236,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.079202


Pregnancy

Human Transcriptional Coactivator with PDZ-Binding Motif (TAZ) Is Downregulated During Decidualization

Author: Zuzana Strakova, Jennifer Reed, Ivanna Ihnatovych
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1112–1118,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081844

Stretch-Induced Uterine Myocyte Differentiation During Rat Pregnancy: Involvement of Caspase Activation

Author: Oksana Shynlova, Anna Dorogin, Stephen J. Lye
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1248–1255,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.081158


Male Reproductive Tract

Assessing the Role of Claudins in Maintaining the Integrity of Epididymal Tight Junctions Using Novel Human Epididymal Cell Lines

Author: Évemie Dubé, Julie Dufresne, Peter T.K. Chan, Louis Hermo, Daniel G. Cyr
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1119–1128,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.083196


Pituitary

Sustained Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Stimulation Mobilizes the cAMP/PKA Pathway to Induce Nitric Oxide Synthase Type 1 Expression in Rat Pituitary Cells In Vitro and In Vivo at Proestrus

Author: Ghislaine Garrel, Violaine Simon, Marie-Lise Thieulant, Xavier Cayla, Alphonse Garcia …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1170–1179,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082925


Neuroendocrinology

The Estrous Cycle of the Ewe Is Resistant to Disruption by Repeated, Acute Psychosocial Stress

Author: Elizabeth R. Wagenmaker, Kellie M. Breen, Amy E. Oakley, Alan J. Tilbrook, Fred J. Karsch
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1206–1215,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.078774


Embryo

Development of Monozygotic Twin Mouse Embryos from the Time of Blastomere Separation at the Two-Cell Stage to Blastocyst

Author: Mika Katayama, Mark R. Ellersieck, R. Michael Roberts
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 82, Issue 6, 1 June 2010, Pages 1237–1247,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.109.082982