Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/87/4
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Environment

Walnuts Improve Semen Quality in Men Consuming a Western-Style Diet: Randomized Control Dietary Intervention Trial

Author: Wendie A. Robbins, Lin Xun, Leah Z. FitzGerald, Samantha Esguerra, Susanne M. Henning …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 101, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101634


Neuroendocrinology

Nesfatin-1 Regulates the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis of Fish

Author: Ronald Gonzalez, Erin Shepperd, Vetri Thiruppugazh, Sneha Lohan, Caleb L. Grey …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 84, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099630


Testis

Acute Slices of Mice Testis Seminiferous Tubules Unveil Spontaneous and Synchronous Ca2+ Oscillations in Germ Cell Clusters

Author: Claudia Sánchez-Cárdenas, Adán Guerrero, Claudia Lydia Treviño, Arturo Hernández-Cruz, Alberto Darszon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 92, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100255

Development of Quantitative Microscopy-Based Assays for Evaluating Dynamics of Living Cultures of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem/Progenitor Cells

Author: Crystal N. Heim, Danielle A. Fanslow, Christina Tenenhaus Dann
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 90, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101717

Sox9 and Sox8 Are Required for Basal Lamina Integrity of Testis Cords and for Suppression of FOXL2 During Embryonic Testis Development in Mice

Author: Ina Georg, Francisco Barrionuevo, Thorsten Wiech, Gerd Scherer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 99, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101907


Gamete Biology

Metabolic Differences in Bovine Cumulus-Oocyte Complexes Matured In Vitro in the Presence or Absence of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15

Author: Melanie L. Sutton-McDowall, David G. Mottershead, David K. Gardner, Robert B. Gilchrist, Jeremy G. Thompson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 87, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.102061

Aurora Kinase A Drives MTOC Biogenesis but Does Not Trigger Resumption of Meiosis in Mouse Oocytes Matured In Vivo

Author: Petr Solc, Vladimir Baran, Alexandra Mayer, Tereza Bohmova, Gabriela Panenkova-Havlova …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 85, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101014

Disrupted Redox Homeostasis and Aberrant Redox Gene Expression in Porcine Oocytes Contribute to Decreased Developmental Competence

Author: Ye Yuan, Matthew B. Wheeler, Rebecca L. Krisher
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 78, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099952

Molecular Filtration Properties of the Mouse Expanded Cumulus Matrix: Controlled Supply of Metabolites and Extracellular Signals to Cumulus Cells and the Oocyte

Author: Kylie R. Dunning, Laura N. Watson, David J. Sharkey, Hannah M. Brown, Robert J. Norman …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 89, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.096271

Alterations to the Bull Sperm Surface Proteins That Bind Sperm to Oviductal Epithelium

Author: Pei-hsuan Hung, Susan S. Suarez
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 88, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099721


Female Reproductive Tract

Analysis of the Lysophosphatidic Acid-Generating Enzyme ENPP2 in the Uterus During Pregnancy in Pigs

Author: Heewon Seo, Yohan Choi, Jangsoo Shim, Mingoo Kim, Hakhyun Ka
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 77, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099564

Validation of the Aging Hen (Gallus gallus domesticus) as an Animal Model for Uterine Leiomyomas

Author: Sergio A. Machado, Janice M. Bahr, D. Buck Hales, Andrea G. Braundmeier, Bradley J. Quade …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 86, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.101188

Intraluteal Prostaglandin Biosynthesis and Signaling Are Selectively Directed Towards PGF2alpha During Luteolysis but Towards PGE2 During the Establishment of Pregnancy in Sheep

Author: JeHoon Lee, John A. McCracken, Jone A. Stanley, Thamizh K. Nithy, Sakhila K. Banu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 97, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100438


Reproductive Technology

A Novel Epidermal Growth Factor-Dependent Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinase Cascade Involved in Sperm Functionality in Sheep

Author: Carolina Luna, Carmen Colás, Rosaura Pérez-Pé, José A. Cebrián-Pérez, Teresa Muiño-Blanco
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 93, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100073

Effects of Slow Freezing Procedure on Late Blastocyst Gene Expression and Survival Rate in Rabbit

Author: Maria Desemparats Saenz-de-Juano, Francisco Marco-Jiménez, David S. Peñaranda, Thierry Joly, José S. Vicente
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 91, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100677


Pregnancy

Impact of Local Endothelial Challenge with Cytomegalovirus or Glycoprotein B on Vasodilation in Intact Pressurized Arteries from Nonpregnant and Pregnant Mice

Author: Randi B. Gombos, Jana Teefy, Albert Lee, Denise G. Hemmings
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 83, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099168

Variants of Stretch-Activated Two-Pore Potassium Channel TREK-1 Associated with Preterm Labor in Humans

Author: Yi-Ying Wu, Cherie A. Singer, Iain L.O. Buxton
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 96, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099499


Pituitary

Prenatal Exposure to Low Doses of Bisphenol A Increases Pituitary Proliferation and Gonadotroph Number in Female Mice Offspring at Birth

Author: Katherine E. Brannick, Zelieann R. Craig, Ashley D. Himes, Jackye R. Peretz, Wei Wang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 82, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100636


Male Reproductive Tract

Epididymosomes Transfer Epididymal Sperm Binding Protein 1 (ELSPBP1) to Dead Spermatozoa During Epididymal Transit in Bovine

Author: Olivier D’Amours, Gilles Frenette, Louis-Jean Bordeleau, Nancy Allard, Pierre Leclerc …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 94, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100990


Ovary

The Hedgehog System in Ovarian Follicles of Cattle Selected for Twin Ovulations and Births: Evidence of a Link Between the IGF and Hedgehog Systems

Author: Pauline Y. Aad, Sherrill E. Echternkamp, David D. Sypherd, Nicole B. Schreiber, Leon J. Spicer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 79, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.096735

The Mouse Ovarian Surface Epithelium Contains a Population of LY6A (SCA-1) Expressing Progenitor Cells That Are Regulated by Ovulation-Associated Factors

Author: Lisa F. Gamwell, Olga Collins, Barbara C. Vanderhyden
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 80, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100347


Immunology

DBA-Lectin Reactivity Defines Mouse Uterine Natural Killer Cell Subsets with Biased Gene Expression

Author: Zhilin Chen, Jianhong Zhang, Kota Hatta, Patricia D.A. Lima, Hakim Yadi …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 81, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.102293


World of Reproductive Biology

World of Reproductive Biology

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 76, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.103739


Embryo

Molecular Mechanisms and Pathways Involved in Bovine Embryonic Genome Activation and Their Regulation by Alternative In Vivo and In Vitro Culture Conditions

Author: Ahmed Gad, Michael Hoelker, Urban Besenfelder, Vitezslav Havlicek, Ulas Cinar …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 100, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.099697

Ectopic Expression of Human Telomerase RNA Component Results in Increased Telomerase Activity and Elongated Telomeres in Bovine Blastocysts

Author: Wiebke Garrels, Wilfried B. Kues, Doris Herrmann, Stephanie Holler, Ulrich Baulain …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 95, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.100198


Editorials

Repropedia: A Reproductive Lexicon to Fill the Gap in Reproductive Terminology

Author: Cathryn Smeyers, Harlan Wallach, Teresa K. Woodruff
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 98, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.104000


Additions and Corrections

Additions and Corrections

Biology of Reproduction, Volume 87, Issue 4, 1 October 2012, 102, 1-1,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105031