Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/88/4
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Male Reproductive Tract

Replication Study and Meta-Analysis of Human Nonobstructive Azoospermia in Japanese Populations

Author: Youichi Sato, Timothy Jinam, Teruaki Iwamoto, Aiko Yamauchi, Issei Imoto …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 87, 1-4,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106377

Y Chromosome Haplogroup D2* Lineage Is Associated with Azoospermia in Japanese Males

Author: Youichi Sato, Toshikatsu Shinka, Teruaki Iwamoto, Aiko Yamauchi, Yutaka Nakahori
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 107, 1-5,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105718

Identification of Live Germ-Cell Desquamation as a Major Mechanism of Seasonal Testis Regression in Mammals: A Study in the Iberian Mole (Talpa occidentalis)

Author: Rajesh K. Dadhich, Francisco J. Barrionuevo, Francisca M. Real, Darío G. Lupiañez, Esperanza Ortega …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 101, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106708


Testis

Aging and Luteinizing Hormone Effects on Reactive Oxygen Species Production and DNA Damage in Rat Leydig Cells

Author: Matthew C. Beattie, Haolin Chen, Jinjiang Fan, Vassilios Papadopoulos, Paul Miller …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 100, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107052

Disruption of a Spermatogenic Cell-Specific Mouse Enolase 4 (Eno4) Gene Causes Sperm Structural Defects and Male Infertility

Author: Noriko Nakamura, Qunsheng Dai, Jason Williams, Eugenia H. Goulding, William D. Willis …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 90, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107128

Testosterone Levels Influence Mouse Fetal Leydig Cell Progenitors Through Notch Signaling

Author: Tony DeFalco, Anirudh Saraswathula, Anaïs Briot, M. Luisa Iruela-Arispe, Blanche Capel
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 91, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106138


Gamete Biology

Gonadal Expression of Foxo1, but Not Foxo3, Is Conserved in Diverse Mammalian Species

Author: Edward D. Tarnawa, Michael D. Baker, Gina M. Aloisio, Bruce R. Carr, Diego H. Castrillon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 103, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105791

A-Kinase Anchor Protein 1 (AKAP1) Regulates cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase (PKA) Localization and Is Involved in Meiotic Maturation of Porcine Oocytes

Author: Takanori Nishimura, Koji Sugiura, Kunihiko Naito
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 85, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106351

Human Lactate Dehydrogenase A (LDHA) Rescues Mouse Ldhc-Null Sperm Function

Author: Huanghui Tang, Chongwen Duan, Reiner Bleher, Erwin Goldberg
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 96, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107011

Glycolysis and Mitochondrial Respiration in Mouse LDHC-Null Sperm

Author: Fanny Odet, Scott Gabel, Robert E. London, Erwin Goldberg, Edward M. Eddy
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 95, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108530

Two Functional Forms of ACRBP/sp32 Are Produced by Pre-mRNA Alternative Splicing in the Mouse

Author: Yoshinori Kanemori, Jin-Hyeob Ryu, Mai Sudo, Yasushi Niida-Araida, Kunihiko Kodaira …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 105, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107425


Immunology

Lipopolysaccharide Reduces the Primordial Follicle Pool in the Bovine Ovarian Cortex Ex Vivo and in the Murine Ovary In Vivo

Author: John J. Bromfield, I. Martin Sheldon
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 98, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106914


Pregnancy

Maternal Undernutrition in Cows Impairs Ovarian and Cardiovascular Systems in Their Offspring

Author: Francesca Mossa, Fiona Carter, Siobhan W. Walsh, David A. Kenny, George W. Smith …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 92, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107235

Deep Sequencing of the Porcine Endometrial Transcriptome on Day 14 of Pregnancy

Author: Anastazia Samborski, Alexander Graf, Stefan Krebs, Barbara Kessler, Stefan Bauersachs
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 84, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.107870


Commentary

The Glands Have It

Author: Ann E. Sutherland
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 94, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108944

Baby Brother Acrosin-Binding Protein (ACRBP) Says, “Look at Me Now!”

Author: James A. Foster
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 106, 1-3,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109413


World of Reproductive Biology

World of Reproductive Biology

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 82, 1-3,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108324


Neuroendocrinology

Sexual Dimorphism of Steroidogenesis Regulated by GnIH in the Goldfish, Carassius auratus

Author: Xin Qi, Wenyi Zhou, Danqi Lu, Qingqing Wang, Huixian Zhang …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 89, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105114


Reproductive Technology

l-Carnitine Supplementation During Vitrification of Mouse Oocytes at the Germinal Vesicle Stage Improves Preimplantation Development Following Maturation and Fertilization In Vitro

Author: Adel R. Moawad, Seang Lin Tan, Baozeng Xu, Hai Ying Chen, Teruko Taketo
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 104, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107433

The Effect of Parachlorophenylalanine and Active Immunization Against Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide on Reproductive Activities of Broiler Breeder Hens Photostimulated with Green Light

Author: Nader Mobarkey, Natalie Avital, Rachel Heiblum, Israel Rozenboim
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 83, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.103697


Toxicology

Chitosan Nanoparticles Cause Pre- and Postimplantation Embryo Complications in Mice

Author: Mi-Ryung Park, Sangiliyandi Gurunathan, Yun-Jung Choi, Deug-Nam Kwon, Jae-Woong Han …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 88, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107532


Embryo

Determination of Allelic Expression of H19 in Pre- and Peri-Implantation Mouse Embryos

Author: Verónica M. Negrón-Pérez, Franklin D. Echevarría, Sarah R. Huffman, Rocío Melissa Rivera
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 97, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105882


Environment

Semen Parameters Can Be Predicted from Environmental Factors and Lifestyle Using Artificial Intelligence Methods

Author: Jose L. Girela, David Gil, Magnus Johnsson, María José Gomez-Torres, Joaquín De Juan
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 99, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.104653


Ovary

GDF9 Modulates the Reproductive and Tumor Phenotype of Female Inha-Null Mice

Author: Michelle Myers, Nadera Mansouri-Attia, Rebecca James, Jia Peng, Stephanie A. Pangas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 86, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.104125

Origin and Evolution of Yolk Proteins: Expansion and Functional Diversification of Large Lipid Transfer Protein Superfamily

Author: Long Tao Wu, Jerome H.L. Hui, Ka Hou Chu
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 102, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.104752


Female Reproductive Tract

Endometrial Glands Are Essential for Blastocyst Implantation and Decidualization in the Mouse Uterus

Author: Justyna Filant, Thomas E. Spencer
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 93, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.107631


Minireview

The Paternal Age Effect: A Multifaceted Phenomenon

Author: Jamila R. Momand, Guogang Xu, Christi A. Walter
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 88, Issue 4, 1 April 2013, 108, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.103440