Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/89/1
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


Toxicology

Bisphenol A Disposition in the Sheep Maternal-Placental-Fetal Unit: Mechanisms Determining Fetal Internal Exposure

Author: Tanguy Corbel, Véronique Gayrard, Catherine Viguié, Sylvie Puel, Marlène Z. Lacroix …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 11, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106369

Cigarette Smoking Is Associated with Human Semen Quality in Synergy with Functional NRF2 Polymorphisms

Author: Bolan Yu, Jingyi Chen, Dan Liu, Hua Zhou, Weiwei Xiao …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 5, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109389


Special Paper

Androgen Receptor (AR) Physiological Roles in Male and Female Reproductive Systems: Lessons Learned from AR-Knockout Mice Lacking AR in Selective Cells

Author: Chawnshang Chang, Soo Ok Lee, Ruey-Sheng Wang, Shuyuan Yeh, Ta-Min Chang
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 21, 1-16,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109132


Reproductive Technology

Laparoscopic Oviductal Artificial Insemination Improves Pregnancy Success in Exogenous Gonadotropin-Treated Domestic Cats as a Model for Endangered Felids

Author: Valéria A. Conforti, Helen L. Bateman, Mandi W. Schook, Jackie Newsom, Leslie A. Lyons …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 4, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.105353


Female Reproductive Tract

Loss of Cdh1 and Pten Accelerates Cellular Invasiveness and Angiogenesis in the Mouse Uterus

Author: Mallory E. Lindberg, Genna R. Stodden, Mandy L. King, James A. MacLean, II, Jordan L. Mann …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 8, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109462

Biosynthesis and Degradation of Canine Placental Prostaglandins: Prepartum Changes in Expression and Function of Prostaglandin F2alpha-Synthase (PGFS, AKR1C3) and 15-Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenase (HPGD)

Author: Aykut Gram, Urs Büchler, Alois Boos, Bernd Hoffmann, Mariusz P. Kowalewski
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 2, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109918

FOXC1 Is Enriched in the Mammary Luminal Progenitor Population, but Is Not Necessary for Mouse Mammary Ductal Morphogenesis

Author: Gina M. Sizemore, Steven T. Sizemore, Bhupinder Pal, Christine N. Booth, Darcie D. Seachrist …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 10, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108001

Glucosamine Inhibits Decidualization of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells and Decreases Litter Sizes in Mice

Author: Jui-He Tsai, Maureen Schulte, Kathleen O’Neill, Maggie M.-Y. Chi, Antonina I. Frolova …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 16, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108571

Changes in Mouse Uterine Transcriptome in Estrus and Proestrus

Author: Kerri Stanley Yip, Alexander Suvorov, Jeannette Connerney, Nicholas J. Lodato, David J. Waxman
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 13, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.107334

Experimental Evidence for Bone Marrow as a Source of Nonhematopoietic Endometrial Stromal and Epithelial Compartment Cells in a Murine Model

Author: Sara S. Morelli, Pranela Rameshwar, Laura T. Goldsmith
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 7, 1-7,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.107987


Ovary

Gene Expression During Early Folliculogenesis in Goats Using Microarray Analysis

Author: D.M. Magalhães-Padilha, J. Geisler-Lee, A. Wischral, M.O. Gastal, G.R. Fonseca …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 19, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.112.106096

Effects of an Inhibitor of the Gamma-Secretase Complex on Proliferation and Apoptotic Parameters in a FOXL2-Mutated Granulosa Tumor Cell Line (KGN)

Author: Griselda Irusta, Camila Pazos Maidana, Dalhia Abramovich, Ignacio De Zúñiga, Fernanda Parborell …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 9, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108100


Testis

Mice Stage-Specific Claudin 3 Expression Regulates Progression of Meiosis in Early Stage Spermatocytes

Author: Masataka Chihara, Ryoyo Ikebuchi, Saori Otsuka, Osamu Ichii, Yoshiharu Hashimoto …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 3, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.107847

In Vitro Reconstruction of Mouse Seminiferous Tubules Supporting Germ Cell Differentiation

Author: Tetsuhiro Yokonishi, Takuya Sato, Kumiko Katagiri, Mitsuru Komeya, Yoshinobu Kubota …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 15, 1-6,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108613

The Heat-Induced Reversible Change in the Blood-Testis Barrier (BTB) Is Regulated by the Androgen Receptor (AR) via the Partitioning-Defective Protein (Par) Polarity Complex in the Mouse

Author: Xi-Xia Li, Su-Ren Chen, Bin Shen, Jun-Ling Yang, Shao-Yang Ji …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 12, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109405


Male Reproductive Tract

Plasma Membrane Ca2+-ATPase 4 in Murine Epididymis: Secretion of Splice Variants in the Luminal Fluid and a Role in Sperm Maturation

Author: Ramkrishna Patel, Amal A. Al-Dossary, Deborah L. Stabley, Carol Barone, Deni S. Galileo …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 6, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108712


Gamete Biology

Mitochondrial Hydrogen Peroxide and Defective Cholesterol Efflux Prevent In Vitro Fertilization by Cryopreserved Inbred Mouse Sperm

Author: Jeffrey E. Gray, Joshua Starmer, Vivian S. Lin, Bryan C. Dickinson, Terry Magnuson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 17, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109157


Pregnancy

NOD1 and NOD2 Regulate Proinflammatory and Prolabor Mediators in Human Fetal Membranes and Myometrium via Nuclear Factor-Kappa B

Author: Martha Lappas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 14, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.110056

Enhanced Uterine Artery Stiffness in Aged Pregnant Relaxin Mutant Mice Is Reversed with Exogenous Relaxin Treatment

Author: Jonathan H. Gooi, Meghan L. Richardson, Maria Jelinic, Jane E. Girling, Mary E. Wlodek …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 18, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.108118


World of Reproductive Biology

World of Reproductive Biology

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 1, 1-2,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.110478


Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Insulin Enhances Leptin Expression in Human Trophoblastic Cells

Author: Antonio Pérez-Pérez, Julieta Maymó, Yesica Gambino, Pilar Guadix, José L. Dueñas …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 89, Issue 1, 1 July 2013, 20, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.109348