Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014

Biology of Reproduction

The full issue is now available at academic.oup.com/biolreprod/issue/91/4
ISSN 0006-3363
EISSN 1529-7268


World of Reproductive Biology

World of Reproductive Biology

Author: Charlotte Schubert, Ph.D.
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 81, 1-3,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124339


Commentary

Extragonadal FSH Receptor: Is It Real?

Author: T. Rajendra Kumar
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 99, 1-4,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.124222


Minireview

The Role of Placental Nutrient Sensing in Maternal-Fetal Resource Allocation

Author: Paula Díaz, Theresa L. Powell, Thomas Jansson
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 82, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.121798

The Human Endometrium as a Sensor of Embryo Quality

Author: Nick S. Macklon, Jan J. Brosens
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 98, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122846


Female Reproductive Tract

Retinoic Acid Biosynthesis Is Impaired in Human and Murine Endometriosis

Author: Keely Pierzchalski, Robert N. Taylor, Ceana Nezhat, Jace W. Jones, Joseph L. Napoli …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 84, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.119677


Gamete Biology

The Gametic Synapse: RNA Transfer to the Bovine Oocyte

Author: Angus D. Macaulay, Isabelle Gilbert, Julieta Caballero, Rodrigo Barreto, Eric Fournier …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 90, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.119867

The Autotetraploid Fish Derived from Hybridization of Carassius auratus red var. (Female) × Megalobrama amblycephala (Male)

Author: Qinbo Qin, Yude Wang, Juan Wang, Jing Dai, Jun Xiao …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 93, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122283

Association of DNA Methylation and Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number with Human Semen Quality

Author: Meiping Tian, Huaqiong Bao, Francis L. Martin, Jie Zhang, Liangpo Liu …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 101, 1-8,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122465


Ovary

Evolutionary Origin of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 and Growth and Differentiation Factor 9 and Differential Selective Pressure Between Mono- and Polyovulating Species

Author: Olivier Monestier, Bertrand Servin, Sylvain Auclair, Thomas Bourquard, Anne Poupon …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 83, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.119735

Progressive Obesity Alters Ovarian Folliculogenesis with Impacts on Pro-Inflammatory and Steroidogenic Signaling in Female Mice

Author: Jackson Nteeba, Shanthi Ganesan, Aileen F. Keating
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 86, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.121343

Soy Promotes Juvenile Granulosa Cell Tumor Development in Mice and in the Human Granulosa Cell Tumor-Derived COV434 Cell Line

Author: Nadéra Mansouri-Attia, Rebecca James, Alysse Ligon, Xiaohui Li, Stephanie A. Pangas
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 100, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.120899


Pregnancy

Trophoblast-Specific Reduction of VEGFA Alters Placental Gene Expression and Maternal Cardiovascular Function in Mice

Author: Han Li, Dawei Qu, Angela McDonald, Sarah M. Isaac, Kathie J. Whiteley …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 87, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.118299

Conceptus-Induced Changes in the Gene Expression of Blood Immune Cells and the Ultrasound-Accessed Luteal Function in Beef Cattle: How Early Can We Detect Pregnancy?

Author: Guilherme Pugliesi, Bruna T. Miagawa, Yasmin N. Paiva, Moana R. França, Luciano A. Silva …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 95, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.121525


Reproductive Technology

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

Author: Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Narumi Ogonuki, Shogo Matoba, Hiroko Morimoto, Atsuo Ogura …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 88, 1-11,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.122317

Generation of Mouse Functional Oocytes in Rat by Xeno-Ectopic Transplantation of Primordial Germ Cells

Author: Tomonari Hayama, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, Megumi Kato-Itoh, Sanae Hamanaka, Mami Kawarai …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 89, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.121640

Increased Conception Rates in Beef Cattle Inseminated with Nanopurified Bull Semen

Author: John F. Odhiambo, J.M. DeJarnette, Thomas W. Geary, Chelsey E. Kennedy, Susan S. Suarez …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 97, 1-10,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.121897


Testis

Cellular Microenvironment Dictates Androgen Production by Murine Fetal Leydig Cells in Primary Culture

Author: Colleen M. Carney, Jessica L. Muszynski, Lindsay N. Strotman, Samantha R. Lewis, Rachel L. O’Connell …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 85, 1-13,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.118570

Maintenance of Potential Spermatogonial Stem Cells In Vitro by GDNF Treatment in a Chondrichthyan Model (Scyliorhinus canicula L.)

Author: Aude Gautier, Adrien Bosseboeuf, Pierrick Auvray, Pascal Sourdaine
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 91, 1-15,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.113.116020

Responses to Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Change in Mice as Spermatogonial Stem Cells Form Progenitor Spermatogonia which Replicate and Give Rise to More Differentiated Progeny

Author: Nicole Parker, Hayley Falk, Dolly Singh, Anthony Fidaleo, Benjamin Smith …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 92, 1-9,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.119099

Gdnf-Gfra1 Pathway Is Expressed in a Spermatogenetic-Dependent Manner and Is Regulated by Fsh in a Fish Testis

Author: Johanna Bellaïche, Anne-Sophie Goupil, Elisabeth Sambroni, Jean-Jacques Lareyre, Florence Le Gac
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 94, 1-12,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.119834

Steroidogenesis in MA-10 Mouse Leydig Cells Is Altered via Fatty Acid Import into the Mitochondria

Author: Malena B. Rone, Andrew S. Midzak, Daniel B. Martinez-Arguelles, Jinjiang Fan, Xiaoying Ye …
Biology of Reproduction, Volume 91, Issue 4, 1 October 2014, 96, 1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.121434