Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/84/1
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Editorial

From the Editors: Important Milestones for BOR.

Author: Bernard Robaire, Bruce Murphy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Page 1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.089326


Commentary

Gene Expression in Oogenesis and Implications for Transgenerational Effects of Environmental Toxicants

Author: Warren G. Foster, Claude L. Hughes
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 2–4,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088260

Techniques for Culturing Spermatogonial Stem Cells Continue to Improve

Author: Makoto C. Nagano
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 5–6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.088864


Minireview

Current Concepts of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Gene Regulation

Author: Jitu W. George, Elizabeth A. Dille, Leslie L. Heckert
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 7–17,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085043


Pregnancy

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 Stimulates Colony-Stimulating Factor 3 (Granulocyte) (CSF3) Output in Placental Trophoblast Cells in a Fetal Sex-Dependent Manner

Author: Maryam Yeganegi, Chiashan G. Leung, Andrew Martins, Sung O. Kim, Gregor Reid …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 18–25,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085167

Select Nutrients in the Ovine Uterine Lumen. VII. Effects of Arginine, Leucine, Glutamine, and Glucose on Trophectoderm Cell Signaling, Proliferation, and Migration

Author: Jin-Young Kim, Robert C. Burghardt, Guoyao Wu, Greg A. Johnson, Thomas E. Spencer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 62–69,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085738

Select Nutrients in the Ovine Uterine Lumen. VIII. Arginine Stimulates Proliferation of Ovine Trophectoderm Cells Through MTOR-RPS6K-RPS6 Signaling Cascade and Synthesis of Nitric Oxide and Polyamines

Author: Jin-Young Kim, Robert C. Burghardt, Guoyao Wu, Greg A. Johnson, Thomas E. Spencer …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 70–78,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085753

Neuromedin B and Its Receptor Induce Labor Onset and Are Associated with the RELA (NFKB P65)/IL6 Pathway in Pregnant Mice

Author: Wei-She Zhang, Qing-Sheng Xie, Xin-Hua Wu, Qing-Hua Liang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 113–117,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085746

Uterine Progesterone Receptor Expression, Conceptus Development, and Ovarian Function in Pigs Treated with RU 486 During Early Pregnancy

Author: Daniel J. Mathew, Erin M. Sellner, Jacob C. Green, Carol S. Okamura, Lloyd L. Anderson …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 130–139,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086843

SIRT1 Is a Novel Regulator of Key Pathways of Human Labor

Author: Martha Lappas, Amberlee Mitton, Ratana Lim, Gillian Barker, Clyde Riley …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 167–178,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086983


Ovary

Effect of Decreasing Intraluteal Progesterone on Sensitivity of the Early Porcine Corpus Luteum to the Luteolytic Actions of Prostaglandin F2alpha

Author: Francisco J. Diaz, Wenxiang Luo, Milo C. Wiltbank
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 26–33,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.084368

Antioxidants Induce Apoptosis of Rat Ovarian Theca-Interstitial Cells

Author: Izabela J. Rzepczynska, Nastaran Foyouzi, Piotr C. Piotrowski, Ciler Celik-Ozenci, Amanda Cress …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 162–166,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087585


Gamete Biology

Identification and Expression of Potential Regulators of the Mammalian Mitotic-to-Meiotic Transition

Author: Cathryn A. Hogarth, Debra Mitchell, Ryan Evanoff, Christopher Small, Michael Griswold
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 34–42,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086215

Gene Expression in the Fetal Mouse Ovary Is Altered by Exposure to Low Doses of Bisphenol A

Author: Crystal Lawson, Mary Gieske, Brenda Murdoch, Ping Ye, Yunfei Li …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 79–86,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.084814

Reduced Fertility In Vitro in Mice Lacking the Cystatin CRES (Cystatin-Related Epididymal Spermatogenic): Rescue by Exposure of Spermatozoa to Dibutyryl cAMP and Isobutylmethylxanthine

Author: Kim M. Chau, Gail A. Cornwall
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 140–152,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.084855

Increased Expression of the Na,K-ATPase alpha4 Isoform Enhances Sperm Motility in Transgenic Mice

Author: Tamara Jimenez, Gladis Sanchez, Jeffrey P. McDermott, Anh-Nguyet Nguyen, T. Rajendra Kumar …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 153–161,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.087064


Embryo

Developmental Changes in Expression of Genes Involved in Regulation of Apoptosis in the Bovine Preimplantation Embryo

Author: Justin M. Fear, Peter J. Hansen
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 43–51,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086249


Male Reproductive Tract

In Vivo Treatments with Fulvestrant and Anastrozole Differentially Affect Gene Expression in the Rat Efferent Ductules

Author: Gisele Renata Oliveira Gomes, Fabiana Yasuhara, Erica Rosanna Siu, Sheilla Alessandra Ferreira Fernandes, Maria Christina Werneck Avellar …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 52–61,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085340

Postejaculatory Increase of Prostatic Triiodothyronine (T3) Depends on Sympathetic Innervation in the Rat

Author: Evangelina Delgado-Gonzalez, Carmen Aceves, Brenda Anguiano
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 118–123,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086116


Environment

Developmental Programming: Impact of Excess Prenatal Testosterone on Intrauterine Fetal Endocrine Milieu and Growth in Sheep

Author: Almudena Veiga-Lopez, Teresa L. Steckler, David H. Abbott, Kathleen B. Welch, Puliyur S. MohanKumar …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 87–96,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086686


Reproductive Technology

Serum- and Feeder-Free Culture of Mouse Germline Stem Cells

Author: Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Kimiko Inoue, Narumi Ogonuki, Hiroko Morimoto, Atsuo Ogura …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 97–105,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086462

Comparative Gene Expression Analysis of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer-Derived Cloned Pigs with Normal and Abnormal Umbilical Cords

Author: Jong-Yi Park, Mi-Ryung Park, Kyu-Chan Hwang, Ji-Seok Chung, Hong-Thuy Bui …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 189–199,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085779


Female Reproductive Tract

Resveratrol Inhibits Development of Experimental Endometriosis In Vivo and Reduces Endometrial Stromal Cell Invasiveness In Vitro

Author: Kaylon L. Bruner-Tran, Kevin G. Osteen, Hugh S. Taylor, Anna Sokalska, Kaitlin Haines …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 106–112,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.086744

Macrophage-Derived LIF and IL1B Regulate Alpha(1,2)Fucosyltransferase 2 (Fut2) Expression in Mouse Uterine Epithelial Cells During Early Pregnancy

Author: Melinda J. Jasper, Alison S. Care, Brad Sullivan, Wendy V. Ingman, John D. Aplin …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 179–188,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085399


Testis

Temporal Control of Spermatogenesis Is Independent of the Central Circadian Pacemaker in Djungarian Hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)

Author: Melanie Klose, Karen Grote, Alexander Lerchl
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 84, Issue 1, 1 January 2011, Pages 124–129,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.110.085126