Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/87/3
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Minireview

Mefloquine Gap Junction Blockade and Risk of Pregnancy Loss

Author: Remington Lee Nevin
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 65, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099614


Ovary

The Effects of Insulin and Follicle-Simulating Hormone (FSH) During In Vitro Development of Ovarian Goat Preantral Follicles and the Relative mRNA Expression for Insulin and FSH Receptors and Cytochrome P450 Aromatase in Cultured Follicles

Author: Roberta N. Chaves, Ana Beatriz G. Duarte, Giovanna Q. Rodrigues, Juliana J.H. Celestino, Gerlane M. Silva …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 69, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099010

Involvement of Bone Marrow-Derived Vascular Progenitor Cells in Neovascularization During Formation of the Corpus Luteum in Mice

Author: Fumie Kizuka, Nobuko Tokuda, Kiyoshi Takagi, Yasuhiro Adachi, Lifa Lee …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 55, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099960


Female Reproductive Tract

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Triggers Angiogenesis via the Modulation of Endometrial Stromal Cell Responsiveness to Interleukin 1: A New Possible Mechanism Underlying Embryo Implantation

Author: Amélie Bourdiec, Rong Shao, C.V. Rao, Ali Akoum
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 66, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100370


Toxicology

Bisphenol A Inhibits Follicle Growth and Induces Atresia in Cultured Mouse Antral Follicles Independently of the Genomic Estrogenic Pathway

Author: Jackye Peretz, Zelieann R. Craig, Jodi A. Flaws
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 63, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101899


Pregnancy

Gestational Protein Restriction Reduces Expression of Hsd17b2 in Rat Placental Labyrinth

Author: Haijun Gao, Uma Yallampalli, Chandra Yallampalli
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 68, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100479

Towards an Understanding of the Evolution of the Chorioallantoic Placenta: Steroid Biosynthesis and Steroid Hormone Signaling in the Chorioallantoic Membrane of an Oviparous Reptile

Author: Lori Cruze, Satomi Kohno, Michael W. McCoy, Louis J. Guillette, Jr.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 71, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101360

Coculture System That Mimics In Vivo Attachment Processes in Bovine Trophoblast Cells

Author: Toshihiro Sakurai, Hanako Bai, Rulan Bai, Miki Arai, Makoto Iwazawa …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 60, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100180

Mechanisms in Decorin Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Induced Human Trophoblast Migration and Acquisition of Endothelial Phenotype

Author: Neena Lala, Gannareddy V. Girish, Alia Cloutier-Bosworth, Peeyush K. Lala
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 59, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.097881


Gamete Biology

Analyses of the Involvement of PKA Regulation Mechanism in Meiotic Incompetence of Porcine Growing Oocytes

Author: Takanori Nishimura, Wataru Fujii, Kiyoshi Kano, Koji Sugiura, Kunihiko Naito
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 53, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101279

Three-Dimensional Structure of the Bovine Sperm Connecting Piece Revealed by Electron Cryotomography

Author: Puey Ounjai, Keunhwan D. Kim, Polina V. Lishko, Kenneth H. Downing
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 73, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101980

Metabolic Substrates Exhibit Differential Effects on Functional Parameters of Mouse Sperm Capacitation

Author: Summer G. Goodson, Yunping Qiu, Keith A. Sutton, Guoxiang Xie, Wei Jia …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 75, 1-15,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.102673

Activity of Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Synthetase Is Required for Maintaining Meiotic Arrest in Xenopus laevis

Author: Hua-wei Wang, Jun-shun Fang, Xia Kuang, Li-yun Miao, Chao Wang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 74, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100511

Expression and Knockdown Analysis of Glucose Phosphate Isomerase in Chicken Primordial Germ Cells

Author: Deivendran Rengaraj, Sang In Lee, Min Yoo, Tae Hyun Kim, Gwonhwa Song …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 57, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101345

Stage-Specific Effects of Androgens and Estradiol-17beta on the Development of Late Primary and Early Secondary Ovarian Follicles of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) In Vitro

Author: Kristy L. Forsgren, Graham Young
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 64, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.098772


Commentary

Sperm Bioenergetics in a Nutshell

Author: P.E. Visconti
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 72, 1-4,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.104109


Testis

Localization and Regulation of Murine Esco2 During Male and Female Meiosis

Author: Elizabeth B. Evans, Cathryn Hogarth, Ryan M. Evanoff, Debra Mitchell, Christopher Small …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 61, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099978

Proliferating Spermatogonia Are Susceptible to Reactive Oxygen Species Attack in Japanese Eel (Anguilla japonica)

Author: Fritzie T. Celino, Sonoko Yamaguchi-Shimizu, Chiemi Miura, Takeshi Miura
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 70, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099887


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Identification and Transcriptional Modulation of the Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides, Vitellogenin Receptor During Oocyte Development by Insulin and Sex Steroids

Author: Gustavo A. Dominguez, Joseph M. Quattro, Nancy D. Denslow, Kevin J. Kroll, Melinda S. Prucha …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 67, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099812

The Roles of follistatin 1 in Regulation of Zebrafish Fecundity and Sexual Differentiation

Author: Nan Jiang, Xia Jin, Jiangyan He, Zhan Yin
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 54, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099689


Male Reproductive Tract

Candidate Genes Associated with Testicular Development, Sperm Quality, and Hormone Levels of Inhibin, Luteinizing Hormone, and Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 in Brahman Bulls

Author: Marina R.S. Fortes, Antonio Reverter, Rachel J. Hawken, Sunduimijid Bolormaa, Sigrid A. Lehnert
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 58, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101089

Characterization of EPPIN’s Semenogelin I Binding Site: A Contraceptive Drug Target

Author: Erick J.R. Silva, Katherine G. Hamil, Richard T. Richardson, Michael G. O’Rand
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 56, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101832


Embryo

Unique Pattern of ORC2 and MCM7 Localization During DNA Replication Licensing in the Mouse Zygote

Author: Michael A. Ortega, Joel Marh, Vernadeth B. Alarcon, W. Steven Ward
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 62, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101774


World of Reproductive Biology

World of Reproductive Biology

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 3, 1 September 2012, 52, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.103457